Federal prosecutors claim that Carl Delano Torjagbo siphoned millions in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and filed fraudulent tax returns to generate tax refunds.

A former candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates pleaded guilty Thursday for fraudulently getting over $220,000 in ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Cedar Rapids man, Don Edward Williams, Jr., has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for ...

Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her ...

One of the founders of the lender service provider Blueacorn has entered a guilty plea in a scheme intended to fraudulently obtain COVID relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A ...

Three men from the Kansas City metro were indicted by a federal grand jury last week for fraudulent PPP loans.

As of May 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) had flagged nearly 38,000 already-forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans ...

Robert Turner, Mark Crosby and Earl Howard were charged in separate indictments returned by a federal grand jury late last ...

Araceli Benitez allegedly advertised services to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans. Benitez arrested in FBI, IRS investigation into COVID-19 relief fraud. Paycheck Protection Program was ...

WASHINGTON - A loan program meant to help small businesses stay afloat and pay their employees has returned five months after its first two rounds of funding ended. The U.S. Small Business ...

A rehab center and its owner were ordered to pay over $1.5m for violating the False Claims Act with PPP loans.