Michigan Auto Empire to Pay $1.5M After Allegedly Hiding Employees in PPP Case ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Billionaire Herb Chambers will pay $11.8 million to settle allegations that his companies improperly obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Chambers' companies allegedly sought loans ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Prominent auto dealer Herbert G. Chambers, along with several of his affiliated companies and an executive officer, has agreed to pay $11.8 million to resolve allegations that they ...

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, ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crestmont Capital (Crestmont), a leader in small business lending, today announced it facilitated more than $740 million in first and second draw Paycheck Protection ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Four non-profit organizations have agreed to pay over $3 million to settle allegations of improperly obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

The Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General reviewed PPP regulations and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, in addition to guidance published in SBA’s ...