#Florida #JoeHarding #LGBTQrights
Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Author Sentenced on Fraud Charges

"Former Florida Rep. Joe Harding will serve four months in federal prison."
https://www.advocate.com/crime/dont-say-gay-author-sentenced

#Florida's '#DontSayGay' author Ex-Rep. #JoeHarding sentenced on #Fraud charges.

#Prosecutors say he secured $150K in #SmallBusinessLoans for defunct #firms, used #money to pay for personal #debt, rest was moved to his private #accounts. He will serve 4 months in #FederalPrison.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/crime/dont-say-gay-author-sentenced

George Takei reports that the former Florida Rep. who sponsored the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, Joe Harding, "has just pled guilty to COVID funds fraud and could be going away for a very long time." He faces up to 35 years in prison.

#Florida #JoeHarding #Republicans #crime #homophobia

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-march-26

Author of “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A follow-up to a previous News Views discussion:

On Tuesday, former GQP lawmaker and author of Florida's fascist "Don't Say Gay" bill, Joe Harding pleaded guilty "to allegations of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to defraud the government o
https://newsviews.online/2023/03/22/author-of-dont-say-gay-bill-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/
#FloridaMan #COVID-19 #criminalcharges #criminaljustice #fraud #JoeHarding

Rep. #JoeHarding (R-FL) resigns after federal indictment for wire #fraud.

An indictment from the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of #Florida accused Harding of falsely representing two dormant businesses of his were active before 2020 to obtain or attempted to obtain more than $150k "to which he was not entitled," according to the news release from the U.S. attorney's office.

Harding sponsored the bill commonly referred to as the #DontSayGay bill.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/12/08/state-rep-joe-harding-resigns-after-federal-indictment-wire-fraud/

Joe Harding, the Republican Florida representative who sponsored "don't say gay" has been indicted on charges of federal wire fraud and money laundering.

He could spend decades in jail.

MAY IT BE SO.

#Florida #JoeHarding

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2022/12/08/ocala-republican-joseph-harding-charged-with-wire-fraud-by-doj/69710492007/

FL Solon Behind 'Don't Say Gay' Act Indicted on Fed Fraud Charges

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-representative-behind-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill-facing-six-federal-charges ABC News via WFTS #DontSayGay #JoeHarding #JosephHarding
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