Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in February 2026 as usual — with ...

Fraud allegations are increasingly being deployed as a political weapon against Newsom, a leading Trump critic and a ...

More than 100 families from places including Augusta are pushing Georgia lawmakers for family-friendly policies this legislative session.

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

Federal prosecutors have charged Georgia state Rep. Dexter Sharper with making false statements to collect $13,825 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Rep. Dexter Sharper has become the third Georgia House Democrat charged with lying to the government in order to receive unemployment benefits during the pandemic.

Winter brings a calmer, quieter side to Jekyll Island that many visitors never get to see. When the crowds thin out and ...

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

Former state Rep. Karen Bennett (D - Stone Mountain) pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 to making false statements on a 2020 application for pandemic unemployment benefits. She is facing federal fraud charges.

Former Democratic state Rep. Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of making false ...

Former Georgia Rep. Karen Bennett has pleaded guilty to lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.