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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man pleaded guilty to a PPP fraud scheme that netted him over $1 million in pandemic relief funds meant for small ...

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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 ...

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, ...

Sentencing in federal court is pending for a Southfield couple, who pleaded guilty to their roles in participating in a $1.2 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud conspiracy. Catherine ...

A Southfield couple has admitted to defrauding the federal government of $1.2 million through a Paycheck Protection Program ...

Eight individuals, including four current Cleveland police officers, face charges linked to a PPP fraud scheme.

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 ...