Two brothers, one from Miramar and one from Lake Worth, were indicted in Fort Lauderdale for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans and advances from the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. According
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Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg announced on Wednesday that his office has created a new task force to investigate and prosecute people who defrauded the federal paycheck protection program. The new PPP fraud task force will work with the Palm
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A former South Florida regional manager for a leading national bank was sentenced to 120 months in prison for participating in a $15 million COVID loan fraud conspiracy. The defendant, who pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud,
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The Biden administration announced today that it is pledging $1.6 billion for the implementation of new measures to investigate, prosecute, and prevent COVID-relief fraud. The federal government distributed more than $5 trillion in pandemic relief under programs approved by Biden and former
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A new government report released Monday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) verified that COVID-related unemployment insurance (UI) fraud topped at least $4.3 billion for the period from March 2020 to March 2022. However, this amount does not account for potential
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