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Ex-Georgia lawmaker pleads guilty to lying to collect pandemic unemployment
Karen Bennett admitted to falsely claiming $13,940 in federal pandemic unemployment benefits while concealing income from a business and church job, prosecutors said.
- Wednesday, former Georgia state Rep. Karen Bennett pleaded guilty in federal court in Atlanta to making false statements to obtain $13,940 in pandemic unemployment funds.
- During March through August 2020, prosecutors say Bennett certified weekly that quarantine prevented her from working while she performed administrative tasks from home for Metro Therapy Providers, Inc., which she owned.
- Court filings show she hid a $905 weekly church paycheck while listing about $300 weekly from the Georgia General Assembly, and authorities said Metro Therapy kept operating and generating revenue.
- She resigned on Jan. 1 and now faces sentencing on April 15, 2026 at 10:30 a.m., while Gov. Brian Kemp called a March 10 special election for House District 94.
- The U.S. Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony P. D'Esposito said officials are pursuing fraud cases after Bennett violated her oath, and the case adds scrutiny following Henderson's indictment.
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Former state representative pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
ATLANTA — Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to fraudulently obtain $13,940 in federal emergency relief funds during the COVID-19
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Special election set to fill Georgia House District 94 seat, Karen Bennett resigns, pleads guilty to pandemic fraud charges - On Common Ground News
Atlanta – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has issued a Call for Special Election on March 11 to fill the House District 94 seat vacated by Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain. Qualifying will be held Jan. 26-28. Bennett, 70, pleaded guilty today, Jan. 21, to making false statements to fraudulently obtain $13,940 of emergency pandemic unemployment assistance payments, reversing her Jan. [...] The post Special election set to fill Georg…
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