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Georgia lawmaker indicted for pandemic fraud
« on: January 05, 2026, 09:59:03 pm »
Georgia lawmaker indicted for pandemic fraud

WSBTV News Staff  |  January 05, 2026  |  6:40 pm EST

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A second Georgia lawmaker has been charged with defrauding taxpayers by receiving pandemic unemployment assistance that she was not entitled to.

A federal grand jury indicted State Rep. Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain) on Monday.

Prosecutors say she received $13,940 for her in-home physical therapy company, Metro Therapy Providers, which she says could not operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, investigators say the company was only briefly closed, and remained open through the majority of the pandemic.

On her application, Bennett only reported receiving income from Metro Therapy and the Georgia General Assembly. But she failed to disclose that she was also employed through a church and receiving more than $900 weekly.

She was indicted on one count of making false statements.

Last month, Covington Democrat Rep. Sharon Henderson was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury with fraudulently taking $17K in pandemic unemployment.  .  .  .

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/georgia-lawmaker-indicted-pandemic-fraud/K7SU4JA5SZE7JJQOEIA4W5FNTY/


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Re: Georgia lawmaker indicted for pandemic fraud
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2026, 10:03:28 pm »
Another Democrat Party member; surprise, surprise, surprise.
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Re: Georgia lawmaker indicted for pandemic fraud
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2026, 11:32:17 am »
Bennett—a Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police activist is the 2nd GA lawmaker charged with defrauding taxpayers in the last month.
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