Harshdeep “Harry” Brar was appointed the deputy director of Nassau County’s Office of Asian American Affairs. He was also, for a time, a campaign manager for George Santos’ Devolder Santos PAC and also employed by RISE NY PAC, a state PAC run by Santos’ sister. He was paid $72, 265.62 by RISE NY PAC in the 2022 Election Cycle.
In September 2022, he was arrested for choking a child of ten. The attack was alleged to have happened in July 2021. He was charged with charged with criminal obstruction of breathing/strangulation, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He pleaded not guilty and was released without bond.
According to the complainant, he was at her home. She heard noises from her son’s bedroom and went in to check and found Brar in their holding her son, around the neck, choking him. When she tried to intervene, he began punching her son and her.
He was placed on administrative leave by the County. His next court date is August 1, 2023. You can follow his case here: Nassau County District Court IND-70790-23
- Newsday: Nassau Asian American affairs deputy charged with assaulting boy, 10 (If for some reason, it won’t load past the headline, try the Wayback Machine.)
- Nassau County Police Department: Civic Alerts/Assault/Jericho
- Talking Points Memo: All In The Family: Fringe NY Political Group Paid George Santos’ Sister And His Other Associates
New York, New York · Friday, September 30, 2022