Paycheck Protection Program

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Federal watchdogs still uncovering full scope of fraud in $5T COVID-19 spending

Agency inspectors general have already flagged tens of billions of dollars in suspected fraud, and efforts are underway to recover some improper payments.

Agency Oversight

PRAC: Potentially over $5 billion in fraudulent pandemic loans from SBA

Federal Newscast

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Soldier sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for $3 million PPP loan fraud

Federal Newscast

How to find data on millions and millions of pandemic federal funding awards

Agency Oversight

POGO

The scope of pandemic relief fraud keeps on ballooning

Agency Oversight

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Procurement & compliance trends in the federal marketplace

Off the Shelf

FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland, looks at federal prosecutor Kevin Chambers, right, after appointing him to be the Justice Department's chief pandemic fraud prosecutor, during a meeting of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Fraud Enforcement Task Force at the Justice Department, March 10, 2022 in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic funds to the Small Business Administration, Friday, Aug. 26. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Secret Service recovers $286M in stolen pandemic loans

Workforce

Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation inspector general

Hazards of self-certification and other lessons learned from federal government’s pandemic response

Agency Oversight

Ex-senior NASA employee gets 18 months for pandemic fraud

Workforce

Shown is a portion of a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Application Form, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in Washington. The Paycheck Protection was supposed to be a lifeline for small businesses, helping them stay afloat and keep their employees on the payroll during the coronavirus pandemic. But guidelines from the Small Business Administration say that businesses are ineligible if someone who owns at least 20 percent of the company is incarcerated, under indictment, on probation or parole or had been convicted of a felony within the last five years. Ineligible would-be applicants and advocates say the restrictions are a slap in the face for those who have served their time, especially from an administration that has trumpeted second chances. (AP Photo/Wayne Partlow)

SBA says goodbye to its largest program ever

Federal Newscast

The Biden-Harris administration wants to address racial equity – focusing on customer experience can help

Commentary

SBA cyber teams, public affairs partner to take on social media scammers

The Small Business Administration utilized its public affairs office to take on the threat of emergency loan frauds on social media platforms.

Cybersecurity

The evolving federal market for small businesses

David Black and Ken Dodds joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the latest policy, program and legal developments impacting…

Off the Shelf

Has the SBA gotten better at preventing fraudulent loans?

Agency Oversight

The Small Business Administration has revised its procedures when it comes to fraudulent loans and the Paycheck Protection Program.