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Engaging in Activities that Violate Federal Law? DOJ Scrutiny of PPP Loan Recipients Turns to Ancillary Companies Supporting the...

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Fraud Investigations into COVID-Era PPP and EIDL Loans Increasing

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The Department of Justice continues to have its task forces throughout the U.S. investigate and prosecute fraudulent use of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs...more

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Fraud Doesn’t Pay in New York – November 2023 Update

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An Overview of Recent Decisions Demonstrating the Board’s Continuing Attitude Toward 114-a - (Editor’s Note – As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce our next installment of examples of...more

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EnforceMintz — The Pandemic May Be Ending, But Fraud Prosecutions Will Keep Coming

The “epidemic” of COVID-19 related fraud continued unabated in 2022, and we expect to see the same in 2023. The Department of Justice (DOJ) appears poised to continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute COVID-19-related...more

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US Department of Justice Expanding Prosecution of Individuals and Companies for Payroll Protection Program Fraud

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In May 2022, the US Department of Justice (US DOJ) filed its first civil complaint for Payroll Protection Program (PPP) fraud under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) in a Florida federal court. The government alleged that...more

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Covid-19 and the Public Health Emergency

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On October 13, 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another three months, now valid through January 11, 2023. Additionally, HHS has...more

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New Congressional Report Raises Possibility of False Claims Act Scrutiny for Fintech Companies Involved In PPP Loans

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A just-issued Congressional staff report raised concerns that certain financial technology companies (fintechs) were involved in processing improper loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and recommended, among...more

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DOJ Aggressively Pursues COVID-19-Related Fraud

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Introduction - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has committed to aggressively investigate and prosecute COVID-19-related fraud schemes, particularly those involving government funding programs created or broadened...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

The Government's Long Game for Investigating COVID-era Relief Fraud

n a recent article in the New York Times, David Fahrenthold outlined the big issue facing prosecutors investigating COVID-era fraud: the sheer magnitude of it. The title of the article, “Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a...more

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Government Investigation of COVID-19-Related Fraud in North Carolina Continues

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In March of 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a $2.2 trillion economic relief bill designed to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans in the wake of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Investigating FinTech Over PPP Loans

On June 3, a federal court filing in the Southern District of Florida by an Atlanta-based FinTech company revealed that the small business lender is under DOJ investigation for alleged PPP loan approval practices. According...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Court Filing Reveals that DOJ Is Investigating Fintech’s Administration of PPP Loans

A federal court filing by a fintech company revealed that it has been under investigation by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in relation to its Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan approval practices for over a year...more

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Snackable: Food & Beverage Review

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We invite you to enjoy a review of the food and beverage industry with bite size articles ranging from regulatory and real estate trends to litigation and M&A happenings. The past two years have seen significant changes...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Enforcement Against COVID-19 Related Fraud: Two-Year Anniversary Update

On the eve of the pandemic’s two-year anniversary, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated statistics on its efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud and announced the appointment of a director of COVID-19 Fraud...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

PPP Loan Fall-Out: Expect More Audits and Investigations

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Unfortunately, the PPP Loan fall-out is far from over.  As we noted in the last blog on PPP issues, we are seeing a number of PPP Forgiveness denials for a number of different reasons, and, along with that, we are seeing the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Government Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts on COVID-19 Relief Fraud

The federal government is substantially ramping up its enforcement of COVID-19-related fraud. In a press release issued yesterday, the United States Secret Service announced the naming of a “National Pandemic Fraud Recovery...more

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In extremis — PPP Money Is Not “Free” So Applicants & Recipients Need to Beware

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As most of the population is aware, to try and preserve the economy and businesses viable during the COVID-19 pandemic, congress passed the CARES Act. That bill included the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), in which small...more

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Paycheck Protection Program-Related Convictions Result In Harsh Federal Prison Sentences

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The U.S. Department of Justice took several victory laps this month, touting long prison sentences it has secured for COVID-19 related fraud. These prison terms send a clear message to any individual or business that...more

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House Subcommittee Launches Investigation into FinTech Companies’ Role in Allegedly Fraudulent PPP Loans

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis recently announced an investigation into the role of four Fintech companies and partner banks in issuing allegedly fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Employee charged with COVID relief fraud? Questions for GCs

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) already has publicly charged almost 500 defendants with criminal offenses based on fraud schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, these prosecutions can have...more

Baker Donelson

PPP Oversight: Congress Turns Its Focus to the Agency Diligence

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On March 25, 2021, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff memo highlighting "new evidence" of the Trump...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DOJ Investigates FinTechs Over PPP Loan Miscalculations

According to Reuters, the civil division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating several FinTech companies, including Kabbage Inc., to determine if the firms miscalculated the amount of aid owed to individual...more

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Federal Authorities Focusing on PPP Fraud

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With the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter on our pandemic journey, the legal realities are only just beginning. The Department of Justice has prioritized the prosecution of fraud arising from the Paycheck...more

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PPP Investigations, Settlements and Litigation on the Horizon

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In the last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought more than 100 criminal cases relating to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Fraud. These criminal prosecutions started at a blistering pace, with the first...more

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Pandemic Fraud

This is the seventh in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry was on FCA enforcement. Up next, healthcare...more

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