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"Former Georgia lawmaker indicted on federal charges tied to pandemic unemployment benefits
A former Georgia state lawmaker, who allegedly lied to collect pandemic unemployment benefits she was not entitled to receive, has been indicted in federal court.
According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Karen L. Bennett, who represented Georgia House District 94 in parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, is charged with making false statements to obtain COVID-19 relief unemployment funds.
Federal prosecutors say Bennett applied for unemployment benefits in April 2020, shortly after the federal government expanded benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, program. The program was designed to help individuals who lost their jobs due to the pandemic and did not qualify for traditional unemployment benefits.
Court records show Bennett first applied for regular unemployment insurance on April 30, 2020, but her application was denied. Prosecutors say she then applied for PUA benefits, which required applicants to certify they were unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason."
www.cbsnews.com
Show me the crime and I will show you the Democrat. The Democrat party is the party of corruption.
A former Georgia state lawmaker, who allegedly lied to collect pandemic unemployment benefits she was not entitled to receive, has been indicted in federal court.
According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Karen L. Bennett, who represented Georgia House District 94 in parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, is charged with making false statements to obtain COVID-19 relief unemployment funds.
Federal prosecutors say Bennett applied for unemployment benefits in April 2020, shortly after the federal government expanded benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, program. The program was designed to help individuals who lost their jobs due to the pandemic and did not qualify for traditional unemployment benefits.
Court records show Bennett first applied for regular unemployment insurance on April 30, 2020, but her application was denied. Prosecutors say she then applied for PUA benefits, which required applicants to certify they were unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason."
Former Georgia lawmaker indicted on federal charges tied to pandemic unemployment benefits
A former Georgia state lawmaker, who allegedly lied to collect pandemic unemployment benefits she was not entitled to receive, has been indicted in federal court.
www.cbsnews.com
Show me the crime and I will show you the Democrat. The Democrat party is the party of corruption.
