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 ...

The Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General reviewed PPP regulations and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, in addition to guidance published in SBA’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thousands of Minnesota borrowers are suspended from the U.S. Small Business Administration for suspected fraud activity. Officials say borrowers were approved for 7,900 Paycheck Protection Program and ...

Former SBA and IRS employee Attallah Williams is charged with embezzling $3.5 million from COVID-19 relief funds.

The Small Business Administration’s final rules were issued Friday morning on how to apply for funding available from the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program included in the Coronavirus Aid, ...

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 ...

When Clarence Waiters heard about the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, he thought it could be a lifeline for his business. The Waiters Insurance Agency has served East Side residents ...