Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge has sentenced a Loxahatchee woman described as the ringleader of a South Florida Paycheck Protection Program fraud ...

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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, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 30-year-old Jacksonville woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several charges including wire fraud involving the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to the ...

Johnley Jorcilien, 34, received 10 years probation for laundering nearly $350,000 in fraudulent PPP loans. Jorcilien pleaded guilty and will serve one year of house arrest and pay restitution. He ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Billionaire Herb Chambers will pay $11.8 million to settle allegations that his companies improperly obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Chambers' companies allegedly sought loans ...

MacDermid Inc., a well-known Waterbury company, has paid a more than $2.2 million settlement over allegations that a company it acquired made false claims to receive federal relief during the COVID-19 ...