WEST PALM BEACH — A Boynton Beach man accused of defrauding a federal COVID-19 relief business loan program will serve time in prison after he pleaded guilty to state charges. Derrick Worrell, 48, ...

A federal judge has sentenced a Loxahatchee woman described as the ringleader of a South Florida Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Federico A.

Raisha Kelly, 44, of Loxahatchee, Florida, was sentenced to five years in prison for orchestrating a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. Kelly conspired with 13 others to submit fraudulent loan ...

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).

Several bills that would benefit restaurants gained ground in Washington, D.C. this week. The Senate was reportedly close to approving long-sought changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, ...

Araceli Benitez allegedly advertised services to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans. Benitez arrested in FBI, IRS investigation into COVID-19 relief fraud. Paycheck Protection Program was ...

We examine the longer-term effects of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the PPP Liquidity Facility (PPPLF) on small business (SME) lending using bank-level Call Report data. To identify a ...

ABC 7, Washington D.C.: Richard K. Gordon, director of the Financial Integrity Institute and professor of law, said the Payroll Protection Program application process itself created opportunity for ...

Third-round PPP funding was offered to help employees and keep businesses afloat Reviewed by Doretha Clemon Fact checked by Michael Rosenston The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) was ...

A Michigan business has paid over $1.4 million to settle allegations with the federal government that it falsely claimed eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Act. The case ...

*The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created in 2020 to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some high-profile celebrities, including Chris Brown and Lil Wayne, are accused of ...