Suspended Georgia lawmaker pleads guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud

By: Ellie Fivas

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 489

Last Updated: 3 days, 21 hours ago

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A suspended state lawmaker pleaded guilty Thursday to unemployment fraud, the third in a series of Georgia Democrats to do so.

Former state Rep. Sharon Henderson, a Covington Democrat, was charged in December with fraudulently collecting thousands of dollars in pandemic-era unemployment benefits. Henderson will appear for a sentencing hearing on Nov. 3 before U.S. District Judge Michael Brown.

Previously, during an initial court appearance in December, Henderson pleaded not guilty. Gov. …

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