Harding, who sponsored the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, making false statements and money laundering after improperly collecting more than $150,000 in pandemic-related small business loans. Harding resigned in December as a result of the charges levied against him.
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Ex-Lawmaker Gets 6 Months In Jail for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Former state Rep. Joe Harding was sentenced to a six-month stay in federal prison for defrauding a coronavirus relief program. So reports NBC News.
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