The Small Business Administration (SBA) likely distributed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to nonprofits that may not have been eligible to receive such funds, according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the SBA. The PPP was established under the Trump administration and aimed at helping…
Watchdog Says $684 Million in Pandemic Loans Went to ‘Potentially Ineligible’ Nonprofits
15 People Arrested for Allegedly Using ‘Paycheck Protection Program’ Loans to Bail Themselves Out of Jail
Illinois police have arrested 15 people after an investigation found they allegedly applied for and received multiple Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which they then used to bail themselves out of jail. In total, 25 people were discovered to have been part of the alleged fraud, according to Fox 32 Chicago. At the time of…
Hollywood Elites Benefit From Forgiven PPP Loans
Wealthy celebrities benefited from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that were disbursed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The loans were largely intended to make small businesses retain employees as well as hire back laid-off workers. Rapper Jay-Z’s two firms, for example, received PPP loans. Champagne brand Armand De Brignac Holdings, in which Jay-Z owns…
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