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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A former meatpacking plant worker from Northern Iowa was found guilty in a jury trial on May 8 for receiving fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans, recruiting others into the scheme, and ...

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 ...

BATTLE CREEK, MI — A Michigan company received COVID funding it was ineligible to get because of its size, according to federal prosecutors, resulting in an investigation and a hefty payment to ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crestmont Capital (Crestmont), a leader in small business lending, today announced it facilitated more than $740 million in first and second draw Paycheck Protection ...