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Georgia Official Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Runs for State Senate, While 2 Others Plead Guilty
5+ mon, 12+ hour ago (621+ words) A suspended member of the Georgia House of Representatives announced she will run for the state Senate despite being charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with COVID-19 unemployment fraud, while two of her former colleagues have already pleaded guilty to…...
Social Security Administration warns of increase in scams against retirees
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (260+ words) The Social Security Administration is warning retirees that more scams are targeting them, specifically an increase in email scams from impostors claiming to be from the government. The SSA Office of the Inspector General said that the emails claim they…...
Former Georgia state employee charged in alleged $230K COVID relief scam that stole from struggling families
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (597+ words) A former employee of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs is facing felony charges in what prosecutors say was a $230,000 COVID-19 rental assistance scam operation. Prosecutors allege that while working for the agency between 2021 and 2022, Porsha Robinson submitted and approved…...
Georgia brothers sentenced for Georgia Lottery fraud scheme
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) Brothers Quinton and Phillip Watts were sentenced to significant prison and probation terms for a multi-year scheme targeting lottery-regulated machines across Georgia. The GBI's Commercial Gambling Unit found the pair stole from machines in at least 12 different counties over a…...
Another Georgia lawmaker accused of pandemic unemployment fraud
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (225+ words) Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, was arraigned on Friday on charges of making false statements to obtain $13,825 in unemployment assistance benefits to which he was not entitled, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg of the Northern District of Georgia. Sharper had filed…...
Ex-State Rep. Karen Bennett admits to COVID relief fraud
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to fraudulently obtain $13,940 in federal emergency relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Bennett submitted weekly certifications for benefits from March…...
Former state representative pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (221+ words) ATLANTA — Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to fraudulently obtain $13,940 in federal emergency relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Bennett submitted weekly certifications for benefits from…...
Another state lawmaker charged in federal court with pandemic unemployment fraud
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (178+ words) ATLANTA — Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, became the second Georgia lawmaker to be indicted in federal court in the past month over alleged fraud concerning COVID-19 federal assistance. Bennett, who resigned her seat effective Dec. 31, pleaded not guilty…...
Feds charge former Georgia lawmaker for allegedly faking COVID-19 job loss
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) Former state Rep. Karen Bennett faces federal charges for allegedly obtaining $13,940 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits. Prosecutors allege Bennett claimed COVID-19 work disruptions while receiving paychecks from the General Assembly and a church. The government is seeking a money judgment…...
Member of state House indicted in federal unemployment benefits case
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (443+ words) Add Appen Media as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta lawmaker accused of theft of government funds in connection with COVID-19 relief pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday. Rep. Sharon…...