Federal prosecutors are seeking a 7-year prison term for disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican who fabricated large parts of his resume to look better to voters and was only caught after he was elected.

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said Friday in a court filing that the sentence was warranted because Santos's "unparalleled crimes" had "made a mockery" of the nation's election system.

“He lied to his campaign staff, his supporters, his putative employer and congressional colleagues, and the American public,” the office wrote. “From his creation of a wholly fictitious biography to his callous theft of money from elderly and impaired donors, Santos’s unrestrained greed and voracious appetite for fame enabled him to exploit the very system by which we select our representatives.”

In addition, prosecutors said Santos was "defiant" in his refusal to admit what he had done and give up his congressional seat, which he had earned under false pretenses.

Remorse rings hollow

Santos spent years calling the investigation a "witch hunt" before being confronted with enough evidence to make him plead guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges.

Prosecutors said his claims of remorse “ring hollow” and that he hasn't repaid any of his victims or given back any of his ill-gotten gains.

“The volume of Santos’s lies and his extraordinary pattern of dishonesty speaks to his high likelihood of reoffending and the concomitant need to remove him from the community he has repeatedly victimized,” prosecutors wrote.

Santos's lawyers disagreed and said he has no prior record of any crimes and provides support to his sister and her young daughter.

They are seeking a two-year sentence--the mandatory minimum for the identity theft charges he pled guilty to and more similar to sentences Democrat politicians like former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who were accused of similar crimes, have gotten.

The fraud

His lawyers also pointed to their client's cooperation in a case against a Texas man who tried to get Santos to pay almost $1 million to get evidence against him destroyed.

The sentencing is scheduled for April 25.

Santos claimed to have graduated from top colleges and started businesses, but he did none of that. He presented himself as wealthy, but was actually facing eviction.

He also stole the identities of a dozen people, including family members, to make donations to his campaign.

Santos owes more than half a million dollars in restitution and court fees, but he has reportedly earned $800,000 in guest appearances and a documentary since being thrown out of Congress.