George Santos has wasted no time getting back to work on Cameo after President Donald Trump commuted his seven-year prison sentence for fraud.
A Cameo notification confirmed that Santos’ account has been reactivated, signaling his return to making the personalized videos that previously brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
While his profile lists July as the date of his last completed video, it now shows that he’s once again accepting requests and creating new clips for fans.
On Friday (October 17), President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that George Santos had received a commutation. “George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison,” Trump wrote.
“George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” the post continued. “Therefore, I just signed a commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life.”
Santos had turned himself in on July 25 to begin serving his 87-month sentence. Before doing so, he told Al Arabiya English that he had requested a pardon from Trump but believed his plea “got stonewalled.”
“I don’t think it made it to the president,” Santos said. “Unfortunately, gatekeepers prevented it from ever reaching him.”
In his original request, Santos wrote, “Mr. President, I am not asking for sympathy. I am asking for fairness — for the chance to rebuild. I know I have made mistakes in my past. I have faced my share of consequences, and I take full responsibility for my actions. But no man, no matter his flaws, deserves to be lost in the system, forgotten and unseen, enduring punishment far beyond what justice requires.”
In August 2024, Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud charges tied to his 2022 midterm campaign. Along with his prison sentence, he was ordered to pay $374,000 in restitution and forfeit over $205,000 in fraud-related earnings.
Earlier this year, prosecutors claimed Santos made more than $400,000 from selling personalized videos on Cameo — even as he argued that he couldn’t immediately pay his restitution and forfeiture.
