Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence the former Republican congressman from New York to 87 months for what they called his "unparalleled crimes."

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been sentenced to over seven years in prison for the crimes that got him ousted from Congress.

George Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges Friday in New York. The judge handed down the maximum sentence of 87 months just before noon in Central Islip on Long Island.