George Santos, the gay expelled Republican lawmaker and convicted felon, whose brief congressional career became a spectacle of deception and fraud, surrendered to federal authorities Friday to begin serving a more than 7-year prison sentence.The former New York congressman, whose 37th birthday was on Tuesday, reported to the Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in Fairton, New Jersey, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed on Friday, NBC News reports. His surrender followed months of increasingly erratic social media posts and failed comeback attempts. Im not trying to tweet my way out of prison folks But I sure as shit will wreak havoc with the truth before then, he posted Wednesday.Related: George Santos has to report to prison tomorrow hes not taking it wellFollowing his surrender Friday, gay California Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee and the first lawmaker to formally demand Santoss expulsion from the U.S. House of Representatives, called Santoss situation very sad."As obviously someone that had called for his expulsion and was very involved in his case, I dont wish any ill will on him, Garcia told The Advocate in an interview. I think hes going to face and do his time, and thats important for justice, and he lied and committed some horrible crimes, and hes got to be held accountable for those. At the same time, I hope that he can reflect and when he gets out of his sentence that he can come to amends and be a better person.Santos pleaded guilty in May 2024 to 23 felony counts, including wire fraud, identity theft, and falsifying records. He was sentenced to 87 months of confinement.Federal prosecutors detailed how he used donor funds for personal luxuries, including Ferragamo shoes, Botox, and OnlyFans subscriptions, purchases he flaunted even while under indictment. Im surrendering in Ferragamo so I can walk out in Ferragamo, he told listeners during a final audio broadcast Thursday night, as he described his preparations for incarceration.His rise and fall became a media obsession, drawing comparisons to Anna Delvey, the Instagram influencer who posed as an heiress and conned major Manhattan real estate players, and Elizabeth Holmes, the tech CEO who misled investors and patients about the technical capabilities of a futuristic blood test. He joins these two prolific fraudsters who gained international attention for their recent deceptions. Santoss arc was documented in Mark Chiusanos 2023 biography The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, which traced Santoss long history of reinvention, including a stint as drag queen Kitara Rivache, from Queens to Brazil to Capitol Hill. In an interview with The Advocate, Chiusano said, He believes his own lies, adding that Santoss identity was rooted in performance: political, personal, and literal.Related: Who is George Santos, the lying gay former Republican congressman being sentenced to prison?Santoss political career ended in disgrace after the House Ethics Committee found overwhelming evidence of misconduct. Expelled in December 2023, the sixth member of Congress ever to be removed, he remained defiant. (@) Well, darlings, the dramatic cameleon wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday evening. The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed... To my supporters: You made this wild political cabaret worth it. To my critics: Thanks for the free press. I may be leaving the stage (for now), but trust me, legends never truly exit. Forever fabulously yours, George.