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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T14:13:41.000Z",
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    "Florida lawmaker charged with Covid relief fraud | CNN Politics"
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  "textContent": "The rules are for thee, not for me...\n\nRepublican FL state rep Joseph Harding was charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements for taking more than $150,000 in Covid relief funds obtained by lying on the applications.\n\n\"State Rep. Joseph Harding obtained more than $150,000 in SBA loans by ...\" having \"listed dormant business entities on his applications, fabricated the numbers of people he employed and submitted fake bank statements.\"\n\nHe pled not guilty in court, apparently because he says he repaid the loan and cooperated with investigators. Well, golly, that makes it all not criminal, doncha know.\n\n\n\n\n###   Florida lawmaker charged with Covid relief fraud | CNN Politics \n\nFederal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against a Florida state representative who allegedly swindled thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief loans from the Small Business Administration.\n\nwww.cnn.com",
  "title": "Yet another Republican behaving badly"
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