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… Release A 42-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy involving the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, … Nicholas J. Ganjei. Shawn Nicholas Young applied for PPP and EIDL loans on behalf of his own businesses as well as …

… False Claims Act by taking a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to which it was not entitled, Acting U.S. Attorney … Works, Inc. (Ulma) applied for and received a $2 million PPP loan.  Under the eligibility rules in effect at that … U.S. Attorney David V. Simunovich of the Health Care Fraud and Opioid Enforcement Unit in Newark. Anyone with …

… programs – including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), as well … one of the four pandemic-era relief programs, most notably PPP, was associated with lower rates of job loss and business … resulted in increased participation, most significantly in PPP, by the smallest and youngest businesses – helping to …

… prison for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal program intended to help small businesses and … information presented in court, Evans submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications for numerous individuals who were not … years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Evans was also ordered to pay $4,400,723 in …

… guaranty purchase process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established the PPP to provide guaranteed SBA loans for eligible businesses, … We assessed whether SBA reported and referred charged-off PPP loans to commercial credit reporting agencies and the …

… disaster assistance loans, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness, and PPP loan guaranty purchases programs. Publish effective corrective action plans for the PPP loan forgiveness and PPP loan guaranty purchases and did …

… schemes to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, as well as … On February 19, 2021, Chapman submitted an online PPP loan application with the lender on behalf of DA TRAP, … 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the …

… made several reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to further ensure small businesses get the help they … fewer than 20 employees could apply for relief through the PPP. This period was to give lenders time to focus on … exclusionary restrictions on student loan debt and non-fraud felony convictions, and ensuring access for immigrant …

… were sentenced after pleading guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud. Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian …  One such program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), provided government-backed funding to small businesses … other economic circumstances caused by the pandemic.  The PPP and EIDL programs have provided billions of dollars in …

… We believe this is the largest government-backed loan fraud scheme in SBA history. Mr. Harrington has actually … us to look at the broader picture of how such a widespread fraud scheme—involving so many loans made by one of SBA’s … lenders that facilitates the prevention and detection of fraud—has been an area of concern and focus for my office for …

… by the Agency: In FY20, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided an additional 5.2 million loans worth more than … Administrator Jovita Carranza said. Highlights from the PPP include: 27% of the PPP loan dollars were made in low-and moderate-income …

… to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans $150,000 or less through participating lenders to … to the technology platform, the SBA is standing up a PPP customer service team to answer questions and directly … – Friday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. EST. “This initiative will allow PPP borrowers to put their concerns of achieving full …

… on the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to new loan guaranty applications, which has provided … from small business owners across the country about how PPP funds helped them keep the lights on, pay their employees … to begin to rectify these inequities -- in 2021, 96% of PPP loans went to small businesses with fewer than 20 …

… guidance, SBA launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) , designed to quickly bring financial relief to socially … businesses. On-Target owner Tré Black said the forgivable PPP loan he received has allowed him to continue paying his … those most in need. I’m proud to report nearly half of all PPP loans – both in terms of volume and value – are going to …

… within SBA by statute to deter and detect waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiencies in SBA programs and … conducts numerous criminal investigations to identify fraud and other wrongdoing throughout the country, and issues … increased reporting and oversight to deter and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and ensure that program goals are …

… official SBA email address, you should suspect and report fraud . Manufacturing grants SBA provides grants to help …

… being awarded the contract; (2) large companies committing fraud to obtain small business contracts or using small firms … of up to $500,000 and 10 years in prison for such fraud in connection with an SBA small business contracting … we have opened 69 cases involving government contracting fraud and obtained 24 criminal fraud convictions, resulting …

… Eno’s Pizza Tavern received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan which was a lifeline to keeping Eno’s Pizza Tavern … visit to Dallas, Administrator Carranza visited another PPP loan recipient. On-Target Supplies & Logistics employs … to be able to come to Dallas and see firsthand that the PPP is meeting its mission to keep employees on the payroll,” …