The federal government has frozen a vast swath of COVID-era aid in Minnesota, triggering what officials describe as the ...

A newly issued report highlights the long tail the SBA has when it comes to dealing with the aftermath of programs that kept many businesses afloat during the pandemic. The Small Business ...

Former SBA and IRS employee Attallah Williams is charged with embezzling $3.5 million from COVID-19 relief funds.

Four companies and three owners settle for $2.65 million over fraudulent PPP loan claims; allegations included inflated payroll figures and misrepresentation of fund use.

The $300,000 contract comes amid the Trump administration’s push to root out alleged fraud in Minnesota and eventually across ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New guidance from the federal government on Payroll Protection Program loans is leaving some small business owners with even more questions. PPP loans can be forgiven if all the rules ...

Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her ...

A Belleair man was found guilty of COVID loan fraud while using his former business partner's identity, who died in 2019.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In Illinois, nearly 70,000 small business owners got loans from the federal government before Payroll Protection Program funds were exhausted, and some are now wondering how those ...

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 ...

Update: Eleventh-hour guidance was issued by the SBA extending the safe-harbor deadline for returning loans in excess of $2 million to May 18, while granting good faith to borrowers whose loans ...