Santos worked as a customer service representative at a call center for Dish Network in College Point, Queens.

Santos worked for HotelsPro, a subsidiary of MetGlobal, in Orlando, Florida.

Santos worked for LinkBridge Investors, claiming to be a vice president, though the company president testified he was a freelancer.

Santos began working for Harbor City Capital, an alternative investment firm later accused of running a $17 million Ponzi scheme.