A Democratic Georgia lawmaker has resigned after she became the second Georgia Democrat in two months to be charged with fraud.
Former Democratic Rep. Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain resigned after being charged with grabbing $14,000 to which she was not entitled, according to the Georgia Recorder.
Democratic Rep. Sharon Henderson has been charged with taking $17,100 from the same pandemic-era program as Bennett. She has not resigned her seat.
Bennett has a doctorate in physical therapy and operates a company called Metro Therapy Providers. Bennett claimed she had been required to provide in-home physical therapy services that were curtailed by the pandemic.
Court documents dispute that.
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