An anonymous tipster reached out to NPR a few months ago with an intriguing allegation: A high-ranking elected official in Chicago took out a suspicious pandemic loan back in 2021. To start this story ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta said 49-year-old Carl Delano Torjagbo was convicted of several crimes after obtaining a fraudulent $9.6 million PPP loan and filing fraudulent tax returns that ...

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 ...

*The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created in 2020 to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some high-profile celebrities, including Chris Brown and Lil Wayne, are accused of ...

The Department of Justice continues to have its task forces throughout the U.S. investigate and prosecute fraudulent use of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury ...

Defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy. PPP loans were designed to help small businesses keep their workers on payroll during the Covid-19 pandemic. While loans were obtained from various lenders, ...

DALLAS — A Lubbock woman convicted on felony charges related to a fraudulent business scheme was sentenced to 30 months in prison, the Department of Justice announced Monday. Hope Leticia Hastey, 51, ...

PAHOKEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Pahokee woman is accused of illegally obtaining COVID-19 relief loans. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) said Melanie McCauley, 22, defrauded the Paycheck ...

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While the COVID-19 pandemic may feel like a distant memory for many, its effects continue to reverberate for others—particularly for businesses that obtained loans through the Paycheck Protection ...