Joseph Harding was sentenced to four months in federal prison after being convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements.
A former Florida lawmaker who penned the state's controversial 'Don't Say Gay' law has been sentenced to prison for wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with obtaining $150,000 in COVID-19 relief loans. Joseph Harding, 36, of Ocala, Florida, will serve four months in federal prison, according to a statement on Thursday from the U.S. attorney's office in the Northern District of Florida.
Onks, special agent in charge of the FBI Jacksonville Division, in the statement. The Small Business Administration earlier this year estimated that fraudsters may have received more than $200 billion in federal COVID aid intended for small businesses. Because the agency sought to quickly distribute $1.
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