As we all endure the disruption and crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many small business owners have called for action from our governments to help keep our doors open and support our employees ...

A federal judge has sentenced a Loxahatchee woman described as the ringleader of a South Florida Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Federico A.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who ...

Raisha Kelly, 44, of Loxahatchee, Florida, was sentenced to five years in prison for orchestrating a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. Kelly conspired with 13 others to submit fraudulent loan ...

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 Michigan business has paid over $1.4 million to settle allegations with the federal government that it falsely claimed eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Act. The case ...

Businesses with fewer than 20 employees will get priority to apply for loans. President Joe Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Monday afternoon, including a two-week ...

Seven members of a North Texas family stole tens of thousands of dollars from the federal government through a pandemic-era assistance program for small businesses. Pixabay Seven members of a North ...

More than four years after the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, stopped accepting applications, the U.S. federal government is still combating fraud that exploited the emergency fund disbursements ...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has intensified civil fraud investigations aimed at borrowers who obtained Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans despite falling outside the class ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 30-year-old Jacksonville woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several charges including wire fraud involving the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to the ...