Georgia Democrat Rep. Charged with Lying to Obtain COVID-19 Unemployment Assisstance

A Georgia Democrat Representative was charged with allegedly lying in order to obtain unemployment assistance during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.

Georgia state Rep. Dexter L. Sharper reportedly “applied for unemployment assistance benefits for April 2020 through May 2020,” and allegedly claimed that he only had “one employer,” even though he was “allegedly working and earning money from at least two—and sometimes three—jobs each week,” according to the press release.

Sharper was allegedly “working and earning money” from his job in the Georgia General Assembly, from his party rental business, and was also allegedly earning money “for work as a musician.”

Per the press release:

Sharper, while serving as the