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A Family Affair in Fraud: Sentenced for $11.5M in Pandemic Loans
Four defendants sentenced to federal prison for a massive $11.5M PPP and EIDL fraud involving 120 pandemic loans. Get the full case breakdown and analysis.

F.I. Editorial Team
Feb 132 min read


SBA Suspends 111,620 California Borrowers Over PPP & EIDL Fraud - Facts vs. Claims
The SBA suspended over 111,000 California borrowers tied to suspected PPP and EIDL fraud. Here’s what the agency claims and how it compares to documented federal enforcement.

F.I. Editorial Team
Feb 123 min read


Covid Loan Fraud Tracker: The "Fake Business" Crackdown Continues in NJ
Funder Intel's DOJ Fraud Tracker: A New Jersey couple faces federal charges for allegedly using fake businesses and falsified tax documents to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds.

F.I. Editorial Team
Jan 282 min read


Former SBA Loan Officer Among Three Women Pleading Guilty in COVID Loan Fraud Cases
The Department of Justice announced last week that three women, including former SBA Loan Officer Rena Barrett, have pleaded guilty in separate COVID-19 relief fraud schemes that have become all too familiar at this point. These cases, prosecuted in the Northern District of Georgia, demonstrate both the scale of pandemic-era fraud and the government’s ongoing push to hold offenders accountable.

Staff Writer
Aug 19, 20252 min read


Business Loan Broker Abraham Park Sentenced for EIDL Fraud
In one of the more notable COVID-relief fraud cases to hit the lending industry, a California business loan broker has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.

Staff Writer
Aug 10, 20252 min read


Ex-Eagles RB Faces 50 Years for Alleged COVID-19 Loan Schemes
Smallwood, who was part of the Eagles' Super Bowl-winning team, is accused of submitting fraudulent applications to both the Economic...

Staff Writer
Nov 24, 20241 min read


SBA Disaster Loan Program Depleted: A Call to Action for Congress and Communities
The Small Business Administration's (SBA) disaster loan program has officially exhausted its funds, leaving many Americans in a precarious..

Staff Writer
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Winter Is Here
Now here we are over 2 and a half years after the program rolled out and tens of billions are assumed as fraud with much of it likely never

Shane Mahabir
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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