SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A local business owner had been indicted in federal court for allegedly obtaining $316,062 through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2021 and laundering more ...

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 ...

A Veterans Affairs nursing assistant from Brockton pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan for more than $20,000. Wigenie Francois, 44, ...

Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Monday that her department is halting annual grants to Minnesota, amid an investigation into alleged fraud in COVID-era lending programs.

CHICAGO — 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 ...

A Texas woman with ties to Kansas City was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for her role in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme that resulted in more than $250,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection ...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service approved the first round of Buncombe County’s funding requests for the Emergency Watershed Protection program, ...

Depop scams are on the rise. Learn how fake buyers, phishing links, and off-platform payment traps work—and how to stay safe ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal district judge sentenced a Little Rock woman to Federal prison after she confessed to stealing close to $2.1 million in COVID-19 relief loans. Officials with the United ...

A new $45 TSA fee for identity verification will be implemented on February 1. Travelers can avoid this surcharge by ...

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