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 ...

CBS News: Richard K. Gordon, director of the Financial Integrity Institute and professor of law, explained that the Payroll Protection Program application process itself created the opportunity for ...

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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Adding to growing concerns about the Paycheck Protection Program, attorneys general from 24 states and the District of Columbia on Wednesday urged Congress to fix the loan process to better protect ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – A former FBI employee from Schertz has been sentenced for his role in a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. Christopher James Phillips, 41, was sentenced to three months of home ...

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 ...