Notorious Congressman George Santos (R-NY) would rather go to jail than disclose the identities of those who cosigned his $500,000 bail bond, according to his attorney.

In a June 5 letter to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Shields, lawyer Joseph Murray asked her to deny requests by at least 11 news organizations to reveal the names of the guarantors of Santos’ bond.

Murray said if their identities are made public, “the suretors are likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury.”

“We truly fear for their health, safety and well being,” he said.

“If the suretors are required to be identified, we respectfully request that the Court allow the suretors notice before the court releases their information so that they can withdraw as consignors on the bond and Rep. Santos and I will appear before Your Honor forthwith,” he wrote. “My client would rather surrender to pretrial detainment than subject these suretors to what will inevitably come.”

Murray noted the “media frenzy” that arose after Santos’ arrest warrant was leaked.

“As the media frenzy progressively got worse our suretors … grew very fearful and concerned,” he wrote. “We only had two confirmed suretors, while our third suretor had a change of heart and backed out.”

Murray added that the court granted his motion to “redact the names of the [suretors] and seal the proceedings.”

Santos has declined to comment on the matter.

One of the organizations that requested for the names to be released was The New York Times.

“The public has a right to know what is happening in this important case involving an elected official,” argued Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokesperson for The New York Times, per Reuters.

Jeremy Chase, a lawyer for many of the news organizations, has declined to comment.

As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Santos faces 13 criminal charges but has pledged to fight them.

The MINAJ Act author is accused of embezzling campaign funds, fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits, and lying to the House of Representatives about his finances.

Santos told reporters last month that the charges are merely a “witch hunt” against him.

“I’m going to fight my battle. I’m going to deliver,” he said, per CNN footage. “I’m going to fight the witch hunt.”