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.

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 ...

Adding to growing concerns about the Paycheck Protection Program, attorneys general from 24 states and the District of Columbia on Wednesday urged Congress to fix the loan process to better protect ...

By Jonathan Stempel Jan 7 (Reuters) - A unit of KeyCorp will pay $7.77 million to resolve allegations that the large regional ...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has intensified civil fraud investigations aimed at borrowers who obtained Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans despite falling outside the class ...

Businesses with fewer than 20 employees will get priority to apply for loans. President Joe Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Monday afternoon, including a two-week ...

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 permits Shuttered Venue Operators to apply for both Paycheck Protection Program loans and Shuttered Venue Operator Grants. The American Rescue Plan Act, signed ...

When Clarence Waiters heard about the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, he thought it could be a lifeline for his business. The Waiters Insurance Agency has served East Side residents ...

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 ...