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, ...

The company, based in Cold Spring, agreed to pay $887,234 to resolve the claims.

An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding the government's Paycheck ...

Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, pleaded guilty in 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York recovered more than $68 million in 2025 through enforcement ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid for small businesses that needed help covering payroll, rent, utility, and mortgage ...

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 former Wheeling business owner now living in Florida has admitted to fraudulently obtaining nearly $300,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds, according to U.S ...

The payment will resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying eligibility for a second-draw PPP loan ...