Man sentenced in fraudulently obtaining $60,000+ in COVID relief and PPP loans
A Michigan man will serve between two and 15 years in prison over a fraudulent effort to obtain COVID-19 relief funds and Paycheck Protection Program loans.
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A Michigan man will serve between two and 15 years in prison over a fraudulent effort to obtain COVID-19 relief funds and Paycheck Protection Program loans.
A Harper Woods man was convicted of multiple charges regarding a fraudulent effort to obtain over $60,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and loans.
A federal investigation looked into almost $2 million in losses to unemployment benefits in Michigan and other states.
A Michigan man is facing two charges after a federal agent said in a criminal complaint that he fraudulently received over $5.2 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic and used the funds for his personal expenses.
Two West Bloomfield residents are facing a $2.6 million federal wire fraud investigation for pandemic-era assistance loans.
A Shelby Township man has been sentenced for his role in a fraud scheme involving nearly $2.5 million in pandemic-era relief money.
A woman who was living in Michigan at the time will serve seven months for convictions related to fraudulent pandemic-era loan applications.
A Beverly Hills man faces up to 30 years in prison in a federal wire fraud investigation involving pandemic-era relief programs.
A 40-year-old woman has been sentenced for her role in a fraud scheme involving over $3 million in federal loans intended for pandemic relief, according to court records filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday.
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.
A 57-year-old man accused of fraudulently obtaining over $60,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and Paycheck Protection Program loans will stand trial in circuit court in Wayne County, the Michigan Department of Attorney General said on Friday.
A Michigan man faces federal charges over fraudulent loan applications submitted to COVID-era business assistance programs.
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According to federal officials, the man looked into getting a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program after unsuccessfully attempting to get a line of credit for his start-up business in 2019.
A Michigan man was indicted on charges relating to Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
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An Ann Arbor woman will stand trial for allegedly stealing more than $41,000 in a Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud scheme.
Matthew Lloyd Parker, 37, of Detroit pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy charge in connection to getting more than $14 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans through falsified applications.
Two nonprofit organizations in Michigan have agreed to settle allegations that the organizations improperly received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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After a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, investigators traced illicit online activity to a seasonal worker on Mackinac Island, who later left for Texas before being arrested.
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