A Texas man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison over his failed effort to dupe disgraced ex-congressman George ...

Hector Medina reportedly tried to get Santos to pay him $900,000 to get evidence against the disgraced former Republican ...

Hector Medina, 40, admitted to fabricating an identity ... Medina pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud in September. That came just weeks after Santos admitted to duping voters ...

Hector Medina previously admitted to fabricating ... after pleading guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He had no comment on Medina's sentencing.