August 31, 2023
Florida federal prosecutors said Thursday that a COVID-19 loan fraud scheme merits prison time for Joseph Harding, a former state lawmaker known for sponsoring a controversial law dubbed by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
March 22, 2023
A former Florida state representative who made headlines sponsoring the state's controversial H.B. 1557 law — also known by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill — pled guilty Tuesday to fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 relief loan.
December 07, 2022
A Florida state representative who made headlines sponsoring the state's controversial H.B. 1557 law — also known by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill — landed in hot water Wednesday when federal prosecutors announced a grand jury had indicted him for allegedly fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans.