Yahoo

The PPP Was a COVID-Era Disaster. Trump Wants To Promote the Guy Who Ran It.

The pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a bloated, wasteful mess—and now the guy responsible for running it is getting a promotion. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that ...
Chicago Sun-Times

2 former Chicago police officers charged in $2 million COVID-19 relief fraud

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Forbes

Companies Agree To Pay Millions To Resolve Paycheck Protection Program Lawsuits

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2020 in ...

Wisconsin golf club to pay $1.2M for 'improperly obtained' PPP loan

Westmoor Country Club will pay $1.25 million to the government to settle claims it improperly obtained a loan through the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

PPP fraud suspected of 5 more Cook County workers, including woman who used money to pay for daughter’s wedding, report says

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WWLP

Southwick company to pay $2 million to settle PPP loan fraud allegations

A Southwick-based company has agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan meant for small businesses during the ...
The Hill

Paycheck Protection Program fraud claims are misplaced

The Paycheck Protection Program is one of the most successful government programs ever created. It distributed $800 billion of forgivable loans during the once-in-a-century pandemic to over six ...

Springfield business owner indicted for PPP loan fraud

Jason L. Hemingway, 47, faces two counts each of bank fraud and making false statements on loan applications, plus three ...
AOL

Scammers used doll faces to secure in Covid pandemic aid in PPP fraud

Fraudsters used the faces of dolls and mannequins to create fake IDs to scam the government’s largest Covid-19 relief programme. The scam using doll faces to create false IDs made up a small part of ...
Yahoo

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

12:22 p.m. April 17, 2024: An earlier version of this column incorrectly identified Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) as a Democrat. You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is ...
Los Angeles Times

Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden’s dispensing of student debt relief. It’s not so much that Biden implemented the relief ...