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Saturday, October 21st, 2023

Ex-Florida GOP lawmaker who sponsored so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill sentenced to prison

Author:     GARY FINEOUT
Source:     Politico
Publication Date:     10/19/2023 | 07:03 PM EDT
 Link: Ex-Florida GOP lawmaker who sponsored so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill sentenced to prison
Stephan:  

What you see over and over is the lack of ethics, integrity, and general thuggery of MAGAt Republican politicians. I see these stories weekly and don’t usually cover them. But I decided that it has become a trend and ought to be reported in SR. Also, Joe Harding is a particularly nasty example of the trend. Look at his picture. What I don’t get is how anyone could vote for this man.

Former Florida Representative and MAGAt thug Joe Harding plead guilty to one count each of wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements. Credit: Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced to prison a former Florida state legislator who catapulted to national attention for being the sponsor of a bill barring classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity that was called by its critics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Former Rep. Joe Harding (R-Williston), who plead guilty in March to one count each of wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain a $150,000 federal Covid-19 relief loan, was sentenced to four months in prison.

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, who was appointed to the bench by former President Donald Trump, also sentenced Harding to two years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Court records show that Harding is scheduled to surrender to authorities on Jan. 29.

“The theft of any amount of taxpayer funds is inexcusable,” said Jason Coody, […]

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1 Comment

  1. Victoria Purdum on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 5:58 am

    Karma is a bitch! This shows that the current GOP is corrupt and full of MAGA nuts.