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 ...

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 ...

Federal prosecutors claim that Carl Delano Torjagbo siphoned millions in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and filed fraudulent tax returns to generate false tax refunds. On January 27, 2026, ...

A local business owner who exploited federal COVID-19 relief programs to purchase real estate has been sentenced to over a ...

The company, based in Cold Spring, agreed to pay $887,234 to resolve the claims.

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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 ...

A Louisiana woman has agreed to plead guilty for her alleged role in a multi-state scheme to obtain millions of dollars in ...

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 ...

The payment will resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying eligibility for a second-draw PPP loan ...