Republican former Florida lawmaker sent to prison for Covid-19 aid fraud

Joe Harding, a Republican who sponsored don't say gay' law, must serve four months for claiming $150,000 in relief funds

A former Florida state lawmaker who sponsored the state's divisive law nicknamed don't say gay was sentenced to prison on Thursday for fraudulently collecting Covid-19 pandemic small business government aid.

The former Republican representative, Joe Harding, faced a maximum sentence of 20 years, but was sentenced to four months in federal prison.