Former Rep. Joe Harding resigned in December after he was indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud
Share on linkedin The Justice Department building on on Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington, DC. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements related to COVID-19 relief funds, according to the
The 36-year-old from Williston apologized in court on Thursday and said he wanted to "express my remorse for the decisions and failures I've made,"He maintained at the time that he repaid his loan after he was accused of fraudulently obtaining and attempting to obtain more than $150,000 in funds from the Small Business Administration ."The theft of any amount of taxpayer funds is inexcusable," said Jason Coody, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, in a statement.
"However, the defendant's deceptive acts of diverting emergency financial assistance from small businesses during the pandemic is simply beyond the pale," Coody added.Share on twitter
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