The sentence comes after Mehlbaurer pleaded guilty on Sept. 24, 2025, to wire fraud and money laundering. Lopez was sentenced to time served. According to court documents, Mehlbauer and Lopez ...

House committee demands answers on alleged Minnesota pandemic fraud totaling up to $9 billion, targeting SBA relief programs under Gov. Tim Walz's watch.

A private country club in Wisconsin has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle federal claims that it improperly ...

One of the founders of the lender service provider Blueacorn has entered a guilty plea in a scheme intended to fraudulently obtain COVID relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.

With the Paycheck Protection Program firmly in the rearview mirror, the SBA’s core loan programs have seen an increase in ...

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

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 ...

Feb 26, 2025, 8:07am EST Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 8:27am EST Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler this week issued a memo detailing planned changes ...