Former lawmaker behind Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill pleads guilty to $150K COVID relief fraud
The disgraced former Republican Florida lawmaker behind the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements related to a scheme to defraud the government of COVID-19 relief funds. Joe Harding, who resigned from the Florida legislature in December after his indictment, faces…