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Suspended Georgia Rep Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud

A suspended state representative in Georgia has pleaded guilty in federal court to unemployment fraud dealings made during the COVID-19 pandemic era.

Sharon Henderson, the third official in a string of Georgia Democrats to plead guilty, admitted to fraudulent unemployment dealings resulting from the 2020 pandemic, collecting a total of $17,811.

“While running for and holding political office, Representative Henderson was fleecing taxpayers, lying to steal money from federal programs intended to help people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic,” U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg said in a press release.

“Her prosecution and conviction demonstrate that elected officials who enrich themselves through fraud will be held accountable for violating the public’s trust.”

In June 2020, while running for election to the Georgia General Assembly, Henderson submitted an application for federal pandemic unemployment compensation. While applying for benefits, she stated that she was employed with Henry County Schools, despite the fact that she had not worked there in nearly two years, according to the Department of Justice.

Prior to that, she worked as a substitute teacher for a week. While working as a........

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