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 ...

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 ...

Although the Paycheck Protection Program ended in 2021, PPP loan enforcement and litigation remain alive and well. Government and private actions during the past 12 months signal a continued focus on ...

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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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A scam alert for small business owners. This scam targets business owners who got financial relief from the Paycheck Protection Program during COVID-19. The PPP loans didn't ...

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31-year-old Jaimeka Michelle Austin, the purported owner of Mechelle’s Boutique LLC., pled guilty on Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering. She is ...

A Faulkner County woman who admitted to defrauding two lenders out of more than $40,000 in Paycheck Protection Plan money during the covid-19 pandemic was sentenced to serve three years' probation -- ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2020 in ...

A California nursing home chain must pay $18 million for allegedly submitting false information on Paycheck Protection Program loan applications and loan forgiveness applications, despite being ...

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 ...