Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber ... fees from the Small Business Administration for handling the PPP loan applications. The lenders funded the loans, which were 100% guaranteed ...

Two family members have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program ...

while egregious abuse of federal small business loans – often referred to... Here’s What You Need to Remember: One of the reasons that PPP fraud has been featured so prominently in the news ...

A former Texas FBI employee was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to three months of home confinement and five ...

Jonathan Ramaci, 60, of Mount Pleasant, was sentenced to one and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire ...

By applying for and receiving a $2 million second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in January 2021 ... Under the qui tam, a private party can file a lawsuit on behalf of the U.S ...

The SBA then deposited $5,000 into the bank account. The next month, the DA said Jordan applied for an SBA-guaranteed PPP loan of $291,250 for the same fraudulent business. He claimed he had 18 ...

Starks reported false payroll information and tax documentation of businesses owned by her and her husband while submitting PPP loan applications, according to the attorney's office. Starks ...

A woman was recently sentenced to a total of 3 months in prison in connection with a pandemic-benefit money laundering scheme ...