Crime & Justice

GOP Lawmaker Behind ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Pleads Guilty to Fraud

CASE CLOSED

Prosecutors said the Florida Republican fraudulently obtained $150,000 in COVID relief cash.

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Florida state Rep. Joe Harding at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by the Young Americans for Liberty Foundation at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Airport in Orlando, Florida.
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