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 ...

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 ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

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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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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – A former FBI employee from Schertz has been sentenced for his role in a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. Christopher James Phillips, 41, was sentenced to three months of home ...

More than four years after the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, stopped accepting applications, the U.S. federal government is still combating fraud that exploited the emergency fund disbursements ...