'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker indicted on fraud charges

Lawmaker Harding resigns after feds charge him with COVID loan fraud

The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” resigned on Thursday, one day after authorities announced his indictment on charges of defrauding a federal COVID-19 loan program for small businesses.

'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker resigns amid fraud charges

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Florida Republican behind “Don’t Say Gay” law charged with COVID relief fraud

Democrat: I'm not surprised someone who "exploits queer kids" would "be charged with exploiting taxpayers."

Republican lawmaker behind Florida's Don't Say Gay bill facing criminal charges

Joe Harding, the man behind Florida's reviled Don't Say Gay law, is facing criminal charges over alleged COVID relief loan fraud.

GOP lawmaker behind ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill indicted on fraud charges related to COVID-19 SBA loans

Republican Florida Rep. Joe Harding was all too quick to insert his alleged good Christian values on the state’s LGBTQ students and their families, but he apparently forgot all about those same values when it came to getting some illegal money from the federal government. Harding—the lawmaker behind HB 1557, which supporters call the “Parental Rights in Education” bill but most refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill—was indicted Wednesday on a si…

Florida lawmaker indicted on fraud charges

A Florida lawmaker was indicted on fraud charges. The suspect illegally took $150K from the Small Business Administration in pandemic aid loans.