A former Georgia lawmaker has been sentenced after admitting she falsely claimed COVID-19 unemployment benefits during the pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Karen Bennett, 70, was sentenced to time served, fined $1,000, ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, and must repay $13,940 in restitution, officials said. Prosecutors did not seek supervised release or additional prison time in the case.
Bennett was a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. She pleaded guilty earlier this year to making false statements to collect pandemic unemployment assistance. She had been expected to be sentenced after waiving indictment in January…