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https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/05/22/former-solon-based-manufacturer-pay-6m-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations-relating-paycheck… false information to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and loan forgiveness. The companies are part of a global conglomerate … controller and also in its human resources department. The PPP was launched through the Small Business Administration …
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Duplicate Loans Made Under the Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-21-09-duplicate-loans-made-under-paycheck-protection-program… the Paycheck Protection Program. Report 21-09 OIG reviewed PPP regulations and the Paycheck Protection Program and … Act, in addition to guidance published in SBA’s PPP Interim Final Rules and PPP Frequently Asked Questions. We determined SBA did not … -
SBA’s Guaranty Purchases for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-24-20-sbas-guaranty-purchases-paycheck-protection-program-loans… 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 … -
Man Charged in Connection With CARES Act Loan Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/05/23/man-charged-connection-cares-act-loan-fraud… (SBA) and $2,999,995 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds from an SBA-approved lender. The information … further alleges that Trenkle submitted two fraudulent PPP loan applications, and also submitted fraudulent applications for PPP loan forgiveness for each PPP loan. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, … -
Fact Sheet: Changes to Paycheck Protection Program by Biden-Harris Administration Increase Equitable Access to Relief
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/mar/09/fact-sheet-changes-paycheck-protection-program-biden-harris-administration-increase-equitable-access… 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 … loan debt, allowing them access to new PPP loans and forgiveness from the last round of PPP. Tens of thousands of … -
New Report Shows Consequential Impacts of SBA Pandemic Relief
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/01/15/new-report-shows-consequential-impacts-sba-pandemic-relief… 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 … -
SBA and Treasury Department Announce $10 Billion for CDFIs to Participate in the Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/may/28/sba-treasury-department-announce-10-billion-cdfis-participate-paycheck-protection-program… of Round 2 funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to be lent exclusively by Community Development … These dedicated funds will further ensure that the PPP reaches all communities in need of relief during the … for President Trump. “The forgivable loan program, PPP, is dedicated to providing emergency capital to sustain … -
Maryland Accountant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection With $24-Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/09/30/maryland-accountant-sentenced-federal-prison-connection-24-million-covid-relief-fraud-scheme… by the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) — administered through the Small Business Administration … for various COVID-19 relief benefits, including EIDL and PPP loans. Dotson, an accountant and tax preparer, served as … with preparing numerous false and fraudulent EIDL and PPP applications for purported businesses that did not exist … -
TNR Accounting and Management Consulting
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/tnr-accounting-and-management-consulting… their staff concerning the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application … processes. Once educated, the firm applied for PPP and EIDL loans themselves. TNR Accounting and Management … LLC was awarded $55k in COVID-19 EIDL and $20.8k in PPP funds; for their PPP loan application, they obtained … -
Head of the SBA Visits Small Businesses in Dallas, Texas And highlights the Role of Small Businesses in a Recovering Economy
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/jun/17/head-sba-visits-small-businesses-dallas-texas-highlights-role-small-businesses-recovering-economy… 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,” … -
SBA Achieves Historic Small Business Lending for Fiscal Year 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/oct/28/sba-achieves-historic-small-business-lending-fiscal-year-2020… 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 … -
SBA Administrator Issues Statement on the Closure of Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/jun/01/sba-administrator-issues-statement-closure-paycheck-protection-program… 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 … -
Neveda Man Sentenced for Over $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/21/neveda-man-sentenced-over-11m-covid-19-relief-fraud-money-laundering-scheme… more than $11 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration … and fraudsters.” “The consequences of the defendant’s PPP loan fraud scheme have caught up with him and now he will … sentence shows how seriously the American government takes PPP loan fraud,” said Special Agent in Charge Carissa Messick … -
Olive Branch Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program of Over $5,000,000
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/09/16/olive-branch-woman-sentenced-federal-prison-defrauding-covid-19-relief-program-over-5000000… 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 entitled to PPP loans. The applications Evans submitted contained false … -
Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Administrator Jovita Carranza on the Success of the Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/apr/17/statement-secretary-steven-t-mnuchin-administrator-jovita-carranza-success-paycheck-protection-0… regarding the success of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): “The Treasury Department and SBA launched the … which will protect a vast number of American jobs. “The PPP enjoyed broad-based participation across the country from … of industries and businesses. From its start on April 3, PPP provided payroll assistance to more than 1.6 million … -
SBA and Treasury Announce New and Revised Guidance Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/jun/13/sba-treasury-announce-new-revised-guidance-regarding-paycheck-protection-program… and revised guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection … convictions. To implement the PPPFA, SBA revised its first PPP interim final rule, which was posted on April 2, 2020. … relating to loan maturity, deferral of loan payments, and forgiveness provisions. In addition, as an exercise of SBA’s … -
Public Servants Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/06/03/public-servants-sentenced-covid-19-relief-fraud… applications for two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and one Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), as … additionally admitted to fraudulently obtaining two PPP loans. On April 24, 2021, Stephen submitted a first-draw PPP loan application, claiming to be the sole proprietor of a … -
Bergen County Company Settles Matter Alleging Receipt of Improper CARES Act Loans
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/09/22/bergen-county-company-settles-matter-alleging-receipt-improper-cares-act-loans… 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 … After receiving the PPP loan, Ulma sought and received forgiveness of the total amount of the loan, plus interest … -
Preventing fraud and identity theft
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/preventing-fraud-identity-theft… and fraud response All lenders who originate loans in PPP have an obligation to mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse in … programs or activities also to the following mailboxes: PPP fraud referrals ( PPPFraudReferrals@sba.gov ) ID theft … ) Asset Seizures and Forfeiture Notices ( PPP.ACH.Inquiries@sba.gov ) Request SBA review an outstanding … -
Supporting Entrepreneurs & Workers with Disabilities
https://www.sba.gov/blog/supporting-entrepreneurs-workers-disabilities… the pandemic, we launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and it has been one of the most successful disaster … response efforts in history. Alex received a forgivable PPP loan to help keep her school open and her 75 staff on payroll. “If we didn’t get the PPP and I had to lay off or furlough my staff or not provide …