A federal jury convicted Michigan businessman Dale Thrush of Farwell of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan and loan forgiveness. (Canva Pro) A federal jury ...

Looking for a warrant list of people accused of PPP loan fraud? There is no public list at this time. But there is a database ...

With stay-at-home orders in place across the U.S., revenues for the nation’s 30 million small business have dried up, and many businesses have had to lay off employees. To aid these companies and ...

One of the founders of the lender service provider Blueacorn has entered a guilty plea in a scheme intended to fraudulently obtain COVID relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A ...

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, ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid for small businesses that needed help covering payroll, rent, utility, and mortgage ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New guidance from the federal government on Payroll Protection Program loans is leaving some small business owners with even more questions. PPP loans can be forgiven if all the rules ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In Illinois, nearly 70,000 small business owners got loans from the federal government before Payroll Protection Program funds were exhausted, and some are now wondering how those ...

Raisha Kelly of Loxahatchee also will be on the hook for nearly $500,000 in restitution once her prison term ends, according to federal prosecutors.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City-area woman pleaded guilty to charges connected to loan fraud with the federal Payroll Protection Program intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- UPDATE: Now that the Paycheck Protection Program has been rolled out, challenges have emerged as countless people have flocked to enroll. Financial expert David Schawel returns to ...