The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid for small ...

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 ...

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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 ...

31-year-old Jaimeka Michelle Austin, the purported owner of Mechelle’s Boutique LLC., pled guilty on Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering. She is ...

A California nursing home chain must pay $18 million for allegedly submitting false information on Paycheck Protection Program loan applications and loan forgiveness applications, despite being ...

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

About 400 government employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly tapped a federal pandemic relief fund program meant to keep small businesses afloat — part of a nationwide wave of ...

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — A Taylorsville man was sentenced today after defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of over $400,000. 57-year-old Troy Campbell was sentenced today to 18 ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...