Authorities say Sharper allegedly worked and earned money from at least two, and sometimes three, jobs each week despite claiming to be unemployed.

State Rep. Dexter Sharper has become the third Georgia House Democrat charged with lying to the government in order to ...

A third member of the Georgia House of Representatives has been accused of lying to collect thousands of dollars in ...

Georgia State Representative Dexter Sharper is charged with fraud, accused of illegally claiming $13,825 in unemployment ...

Valdosta Democrat Rep. Dexter Sharper allegedly made false statements to obtain thousands in unemployment assistance during ...

Federal prosecutors have charged Georgia state Rep. Dexter Sharper with making false statements to collect $13,825 in ...

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives was charged Friday with making false statements to fraudulently obtain ...

ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal ...

Georgia's unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5% in June 2025, below the national average of 4.1%. Georgia's labor market showed stability with no significant change in unemployment compared to ...

A third Georgia state representative was charged Friday with fraudulently obtaining more than $13,000 in pandemic ...

Dexter L. Sharper, 54, of Valdosta, was charged with making false statements to unlawfully obtain emergency pandemic unemployment assistance, according to federal prosecutors.

The state added 5,000 jobs this month.