What individuals and companies need to know about continued investigations and enforcement under Trump 2.0. As we enter the second half of 2025—over five years now since the COVID-19 pandemic ...

The Trump administration’s decision to ban thousands of Minnesotans from U.S. Small Business Administration loans further stokes the fraud allegations that have roiled the state. The borrower ...

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A newly issued report highlights the long tail the SBA has when it comes to dealing with the aftermath of programs that kept many businesses afloat during the pandemic. The Small Business ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Rockford business has paid $2 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it wrongly applied for and received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, ...

A York City tax preparer pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud for his role in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans. Dommonick T. Chatman admitted to preparing or approving fraudulent PPP ...

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 ...

As of May 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) had flagged nearly 38,000 already-forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that it suspected borrowers were ineligible for. The SBA ...

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 ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid for small businesses that needed help covering payroll, rent, utility, and mortgage ...