Santos' lawyers, in a Friday letter to U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert, requested the delay on the grounds that Santos needs more time to "generate sufficient funds" in order to pay the judgment and cited a delay in the launch of his podcast named "Pants on Fire with George Santos" — a cheeky nod to his propensity to avoid the truth.

Santos is currently scheduled to be sentenced on February 7 on Long Island following his summertime guilty plea to federal fraud, campaign finance and embezzlement charges.