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A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty after federal prosecutors said he obtained more than $170,000 from COVID-era business ...

Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, who was expected to change his plea from not guilty in a federal bank fraud and aggravated identity theft case, did not do so.

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Four Ohioans face charges for allegedly defrauding COVID-19 relief programs of $1.4 million. The defendants are accused of submitting false Paycheck Protection Program applications and using the funds ...

Regions Bank has agreed to pay a $4.9 million settlement to the Department of Justice in a case involving a COVID-19 relief loan program. According to the DOJ, Regions was alleged to have forgiven a ...

The Paycheck Protection Program provided nearly $387 million in loans to businesses and nonprofits in Shasta County. The health care and social services sectors received the most loans and the largest ...

Millions of COVID-relief loans kept businesses afloat. Now, a fraction of borrowers are under scrutiny as federal agencies ramp up efforts to recover funds or prosecute suspected fraud. But ...

A Chicago police sergeant has been charged with wire fraud after she allegedly stole thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Brandi Wright, 44, is accused ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A former Jacksonville pastor has been indicted on federal fraud charges accused of improperly obtaining pandemic relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program, according to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Jacksonville pastor has been indicted on four counts of wire fraud for allegedly directing fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans, federal authorities said. Marcus ...