State Rep. Joe Harding is facing two counts of wire fraud, two counts of engaging in monetary transactions with funds derived from unlawful activity, and two counts of making false statements.
The Republican Florida lawmaker behind the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill was indicted on fraud charges Tuesday for allegedly participating in a scheme to defraud the government of COVID-19 relief funds.
State Rep. Joe Harding is facing two counts of wire fraud, two counts of engaging in monetary transactions with funds derived from unlawful activity, and two counts of making false statements to the Small Business Administration related to the scheme, according to theProsecutors accuse Harding of using dormant companies to apply for more than $150,000 in pandemic-related relief loans from the Small Business Administration between Dec.
The 35-year-old state representative from Ocala was elected to the Florida House in 2020 and sponsored legislation banning discussions related to gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools up until the third grade. State Rep. Joe Harding was indicted on fraud charges for allegedly participating in a scheme to defraud the government of COVID-19 relief funds.
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'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker indicted on fraud chargesThe Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.
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'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker indicted on fraud chargesThe Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don't Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses, officials said Wednesday. Federal prosecutors said Rep. Joe Harding, 35, illegally obtained or tried to obtain more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration in pandemic aid loans. He is being charged with two counts of wire fraud, two counts of money laundering and two counts of making false statements. Harding, a Republican, became nationally know this year over his sponsorship of a law that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, as well as material that is not deemed age-appropriate.
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Author of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Is Indicted for FraudRep. Joseph Harding, the Florida House Republican who introduced the notorious “Don't Say Gay” bill, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on two counts of wire fraud, as well as another four charges of money laundering and making false statements.
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Feds bring COVID fraud charges against the author of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawFederal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against Florida state Rep. Joe Harding, accusing him of bilking a pandemic assistance program to get loans for businesses that had gone defunct years earlier.
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Florida Republican who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ indicted on Covid relief fraud chargesA federal grand jury indicted Republican Florida state Rep. Joe Harding on multiple counts after authorities said he illegally obtained $150,000 in pandemic-related small business loans by allegedly using the names of dormant companies.
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