Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her successor will inherit 80 more cases still in the pipeline.

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 ...

The Cook County Independent Inspector General has concluded investigations of 18 mostly former employees who were accused of ...

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 ...

The technology glitches were reminiscent of those that plagued the first phase. The federally backed emergency loan program to help hard-hit small businesses, reopened on Monday and -- once again -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jodi Aliece Jennings, 50, of Junction City, pleaded guilty on Jan. 7 to stealing more that $487,000 in federal funds intended ...

MacDermid Inc., a well-known Waterbury company, has paid a more than $2.2 million settlement over allegations that a company it acquired made false claims to receive federal relief during the COVID-19 ...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that a Birmingham father and son have been indicted on charged related to ...

*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 ...

An El Paso business owner who advertised her services to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program was arrested by federal agents this month for allegedly defrauding the COVID-19 pandemic relief ...