THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SUPPORTED A LOT OF BUSINESSES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, BUT OFFICIALS SAY SOME EXPLOITED THAT LOAN PROGRAM. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BEHNKE REPORTS ON A ...

A veteran NYPD detective admitted Wednesday he ran a $1 million COVID fraud scheme that helped more than 65 people illegally apply for small-business pandemic relief funds. Detective John Bolden, 48, ...

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Federal prosecutors claim that Carl Delano Torjagbo siphoned millions in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and filed fraudulent tax returns to generate false tax refunds. On January 27, 2026, ...

A federal judge will give former Phoenix news anchor Stephanie Hockridge an extra month before she must report to prison in the Blueacorn paycheck protection program loan fraud case. Hockridge, who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — An Illinois businessman and Crete resident has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining ...

LaFontaine Automotive Group’s management company will pay $1.5 million to settle allegations it fraudulently obtained a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S.

Small businesses in the Hudson Valley are applying to the federal Paycheck Protection Program in an effort to stay afloat during the coronavirus outbreak. Congress passed the $350 billion forgivable ...

Federal officials last year sentenced a Des Moines man to more than five years in prison. Bryan David Sampica pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and wire fraud through the federal Paycheck ...