A former state representative from Valdosta is entering a guilty plea to fraud charges.
State Rep. Dexter Sharper pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to lying to the government to receive unemployment ...
A “Welcome to Georgia” highway sign is seen. Photo: Kim Jarrett / The Center Square (The Center Square) – Georgia's first unemployment numbers show the state's unemployment rate is steady at 3.4% but ...
Former state Rep. Dexter Sharper, a Valdosta Democrat, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in court Wednesday as part of ...
A Georgia state representative who did not report his pay as a state lawmaker and other income when he collected $13,825 in pandemic unemployment benefits pleaded ...
The Georgia Department of Labor recently reported the state’s unemployment rate hit 3.5% in May, its lowest point in a year. But something else dropped, too: the size of the labor force. Georgia’s ...
Georgia's unemployment rate decreased to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June. Despite the lower unemployment rate, the total number of jobs in the state decreased slightly. Job growth occurred in ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Kemp accepted a report from a review ...
ATLANTA — A third Georgia House Representative has been charged with fraudulently obtaining thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic unemployment funds, according to the Northern District of Georgia ...