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Georgia Official Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Runs for State Senate, While 2 Others Plead Guilty
4+ mon, 4+ week 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…...
Some who lost money in alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme to receive compensation
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities have reached an agreement to repay nearly $6.7 million to some of the investors who lost money in the alleged First Liberty Building and Loan…...
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…...
Democratic state Rep. Sharper set to plead guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia House approved a bill Tuesday that aims to protect residen… The Chambray, a 125-room boutique hotel, broke ground in Ros… ATLANTA — Another Democratic state legislator, state Rep. Dexter Sharper, is expected to plead guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud…...
Another Georgia lawmaker accused of pandemic unemployment fraud
7+ mon, 1+ 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, 6+ day 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, 4+ 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…...