The pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a bloated, wasteful mess—and now the guy responsible for running it is getting a promotion. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that ...

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2020 in ...

A Southwick-based company has agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan meant for small businesses during the ...

The Paycheck Protection Program is one of the most successful government programs ever created. It distributed $800 billion of forgivable loans during the once-in-a-century pandemic to over six ...

Westmoor Country Club will pay $1.25 million to the government to settle claims it improperly obtained a loan through the ...

Three Long Islanders, including an NYPD detective, are among the four charged in federal court in Brooklyn Monday in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme, officials said. Among those ...

Jason L. Hemingway, 47, faces two counts each of bank fraud and making false statements on loan applications, plus three ...

Federal prosecutors alleged the company falsely certified eligibility for a $1 million COVID relief loan in 2020 despite franchise status making it ineligible.