Maxwell: Carolina Amesty is the second Florida lawmaker accused of COVID fraud. The feds pounce after state officials largely ...

U.S. prosecutors are charging former state Rep. Carolina Amesty with stealing from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief ...

Facing federal criminal charges, former state Rep. Carolina Amesty has retained a well-connected lawyer to plead her case: ...

Former state Rep. Carolina Amesty is accused of fraudulent activity involving COVID-19 relief funds, according to federal ...

Months after being voted out of office, former State Representative Carolina Amesty (R-Windermere) has been charged with ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Facing federal criminal charges, former state Rep. Carolina Amesty has retained a well-connected lawyer to plead her case: Brad Bondi, the brother of U.S. Attorney General ...

Facing federal criminal charges, former state Rep. Carolina Amesty has retained a well-connected lawyer to plead her case: Brad Bondi, the brother of U.S. Attorney General-nominee Pam Bondi, who if ...

Carolina Amesty, 30, Republican obtained $122,000 by fraudulently applying for pandemic relief funds in the name of two businesses.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Months after being voted out of office, former State Representative Carolina Amesty (R-Windermere) has been charged with federal crimes related to a pandemic-era relief program.

In all, the complaint accuses Amesty of stealing or embezzling $122,000 in federal loan dollars — $84,500 through Carolina Amesty Foundation and $37,500 through Dinocar Auto Sales LLC.

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