3 more CPD employees, including a sergeant, face firing for PPP loan fraud

Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Millions in PPP, other COVID-19 relief funds went to gangs, fueled Chicago’s illegal gun ...

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The Business Journals

SBA's nonbank lenders could see stricter oversight. Here's what it means for businesses.

An influential senator is promising stricter oversight of nonbank lenders for the Small Business Administration in the wake of a report about fraud in Covid relief programs. Here's what it means for ...
JD Supra

Paycheck Protection Program Enforcement Likely to Continue with Focus on More Complex Cases

Recent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) enforcement trends suggest that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun focusing on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions centered on PPP applicants’ ...
Forbes

Guilty Pleas In Multimillion-Dollar Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Conspiracy

Defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy. PPP loans were designed to help small businesses keep their workers on payroll during the Covid-19 pandemic. While loans were obtained from various lenders, ...