前FL Rep. Carolina Amesty因滥用COVID救济基金122K美元而面临欺诈指控。 Former FL Rep. Carolina Amesty faces fraud charges for misusing $122K in COVID relief funds.

前佛罗里达州代表Carolina Amesty被控通过伪造申请欺诈性地获得122 000美元的COVID-19救济资金。 Former Florida state Representative Carolina Amesty is accused of fraudulently obtaining $122,000 in COVID-19 relief funds through false applications. 她面临两项盗窃政府财产的罪状,每项罪名最高可判处10年监禁。 She faces two counts of theft of government property, each carrying a maximum 10-year prison sentence. 指控是在对她滥用救济资金进行调查之后提出的,以及以前对一所私立学校提出的伪造指控之后提出的。 The charges follow an investigation into her misuse of relief funds and a prior forgery allegation related to a private school. Amesty在11月输掉了她的连选连任竞标。 Amesty lost her re-election bid in November.