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The Cook County Independent Inspector General has concluded investigations of 18 mostly former employees who were accused of violating county employment policies, and some were found to have falsified ...

Key Bank has agreed to pay more than $7.7 million to settle allegations that it submitted loan forgiveness applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans it knew were likely fraudulent. The ...

The Trump administration’s decision to ban thousands of Minnesotans from U.S. Small Business Administration loans further stokes the fraud allegations that have roiled the state. The borrower ...

The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) offers several loan programs to support small businesses, including emergency relief loans and traditional financing options. If you’re looking ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is suspending almost 7,000 Minnesota borrowers over “suspected fraudulent activity” and blocking them from all other loan programs. The announcement was ...

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 ...

Lake Monticello, the Fluvanna County gated subdivision that erroneously took a nearly $650,000 pandemic-era loan from the federal government, has repaid the money owed.

A Springfield business owner has been indicted in federal court for allegedly obtaining more than $316,000 fraudulently through COVID-relief loans and laundering more than $35,000 in those loan funds.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - A federal grand jury indicted a Springfield business owner for fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program loans and laundering more ...