The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid for small ...

Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her successor will inherit 80 more cases still in the pipeline.

What individuals and companies need to know about continued investigations and enforcement under Trump 2.0. As we enter the second half of 2025—over five years now since the COVID-19 pandemic ...

A St. Thomas man is facing federal charges after investigators say he fraudulently obtained more than $400,000 in COVID-19 ...

The Cook County Independent Inspector General has concluded investigations of 18 mostly former employees who were accused of violating county employment policies, and some were found to have falsified ...

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 ...

The Paycheck Protection Program was a lifeline for small businesses struggling to keep their employees paid during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for business owners who failed to include all applicable ...

About 400 government employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly tapped a federal pandemic relief fund program meant to keep small businesses afloat — part of a nationwide wave of ...