Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Monday that her department is halting annual grants to Minnesota, amid an investigation into alleged fraud in COVID-era lending programs.

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Administrator Kelly Loeffler said Thursday that her agency has suspended “6,900 Minnesota borrowers” over suspected fraudulent activity regarding pandemic-era lending programs. Loeffler said the SBA ...

The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney's ...

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 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 ...

Knoxville company Hoffmann Quality Tools, owned by the Hoffmann Group, paid more than $1.4 million in fees to repay a loan after claiming money it didn't qualify for under the COVID-19 pandemic-era ...

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 ...