Category: PPP Fraud

Former Assistant City Attorney and Police Officer in Atlanta Charged in $7 Million PPP Fraud Scheme

December 7, 2022
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A former assistant city attorney and police officer in Atlanta has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of $7 million. The indictment alleges that Shelitha Robertson, 60, and other co-conspirators submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications for several companies they owned, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Robertson allegedly siphoned over…

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Federal Pandemic Program Forgave $809 Million in PPP Loans to White-Shoe Law Firms: Watchdog

December 2, 2022
FOIAgovernment spendingOpen the BookspandemicPaycheck Protection ProgramPolicies & ImpactsPPP FraudPPP LoanUS
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Federal officials forgave $809 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans handed out during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to more than 100 of the nation’s top law firms and another $635 million given to hundreds of elite accounting offices, according to a new analysis of government spending to be made public on Dec. 2….

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Former Florida Democratic Consultant Accused of Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program

May 10, 2022
Crime and IncidentsDale HolnessPoliticsPPP FraudPPP LoanUSUS News
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A political consultant who has worked on Democratic South Florida political campaigns allegedly lied on an application for COVID-19 payroll relief, federal prosecutors said on May 9. The government charged Omar Smith, 42, of Royal Palm Beach, with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud in connection with a Paycheck Protection Program loan (PPP)….

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