A federal judge has sentenced a Loxahatchee woman described as the ringleader of a South Florida Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Federico A.

Although the Paycheck Protection Program ended in 2021, PPP loan enforcement and litigation remain alive and well. Government and private actions during the past 12 months signal a continued focus on ...

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 ...

Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her successor will inherit 80 more cases still in the pipeline.

WEST PALM BEACH — A Boynton Beach man accused of defrauding a federal COVID-19 relief business loan program will serve time in prison after he pleaded guilty to state charges. Derrick Worrell, 48, ...

Federal prosecutors say Rita Shaba “told countless lies” in the case as she is sentenced to 27 months in prison.

I continue to believe that people cannot both work for the government and defraud the government,” Inspector General Deborah ...

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Adding to growing concerns about the Paycheck Protection Program, attorneys general from 24 states and the District of Columbia on Wednesday urged Congress to fix the loan process to better protect ...

Video above: The latest news and weather headlinesA corrections officer from Belle Glade is facing a fraud charge.Tremaine R. Carrigan Jr. was arrested Monday and charged with organized scheme to ...

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 ...