An anonymous tipster reached out to NPR a few months ago with an intriguing allegation: A high-ranking elected official in Chicago took out a suspicious pandemic loan back in 2021. To start this story ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A search of public records shows that Ruby Franke, the YouTuber and social media influencer now charged with child abuse, received more than $80,000 in loans from the Paycheck ...

NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Dozens of Broward Sheriff’s Office employees, including several deputies, are accused of an elaborate cash crime revolving around Paycheck Protection Program loans ...

A Detroit man has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $14.5 million in restitution in connection with a fraud scheme involving COVID-19 pandemic relief loans, officials said. Matthew Lloyd ...

In the first of what could be a flood of fraud findings, Chicago’s inspector general has concluded a worker at the Department of Streets and Sanitation received a federal Payroll Protection Program ...

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Three companies based in North America but owned by Chinese government-run enterprises have agreed to pay more than $21.6 million to the United States. This payment settles allegations that they ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A group of 24 people from the Roanoke area are facing charges for a $1.5 million money laundering conspiracy using pandemic relief funds, according to the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta said 49-year-old Carl Delano Torjagbo was convicted of several crimes after obtaining a fraudulent $9.6 million PPP loan and filing fraudulent tax returns that ...

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 ...

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said on Tuesday it has forgiven more than 1.1 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for over $100 billion, adding that "small borrowers" make up ...