THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SUPPORTED A LOT OF BUSINESSES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, BUT OFFICIALS SAY SOME EXPLOITED THAT LOAN PROGRAM. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BEHNKE REPORTS ON A ...

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, ...

The two allegedly submitted false loan applications to Paycheck Protection Program lenders using inactive businesses and ...

ALGONA, Iowa (KUOO) - A former sergeant in the Cuban military who obtained fraudulent checks through the Paycheck Protection Program was sentenced to four years in federal prison. KUOO Radio is ...

Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, pleaded guilty in 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

A Massachusetts man who staged his own suicide in a bid to avoid punishment for defrauding the government out of $543,000 in COVID-19 relief loans was sentenced to more than four years behind bars.

Jan 7 (Reuters) - A ‌unit of KeyCorp will pay $7.77 ‌million to resolve allegations that the large regional bank violated the federal False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent loans ‍from the pandemic ...

A Kansas City woman has admitted to fraudulently obtaining more than $426,000 in pandemic relief funds through the federal ...