A Veterans Day message from George Santos was greeted with a reminder that, before going to prison, he was accused of scamming a Navy vet who blamed the disgraced congressman for the death of his emotional support dog.

“Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all veterans for your service!” Santos posted on X Tuesday.

He was quickly met with replies from social media users who recalled former sailor Richard Osthoff telling Patch in January 2023 that Santos once raised $3,000 to have a tumor removed from his service dog’s stomach, then kept the cash for himself and left Sapphire to die after the growth became enlarged.

“Little girl never left my side in 10 years. I went through two bouts of seriously considering suicide, but thinking about leaving her without me saved my life,” Osthoff told the

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