Yahoo

The PPP Was a COVID-Era Disaster. Trump Wants To Promote the Guy Who Ran It.

The pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a bloated, wasteful mess—and now the guy responsible for running it is getting a promotion. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that ...

Hundreds of public employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly took millions in PPP loans

Without naming individuals, the report listed more than 100 state employees who received more than $2.8 million in PPP loans.
Chicago Sun-Times

2 former Chicago police officers charged in $2 million COVID-19 relief fraud

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Forbes

Companies Agree To Pay Millions To Resolve Paycheck Protection Program Lawsuits

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2020 in ...

Brookfield golf club to pay $1.2M for 'improperly obtained' PPP loan

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brookfield golf club to pay $1.2M for 'improperly obtained' PPP loan Westmoor Country Club in Brookfield will pay $1.25 million to the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

PPP fraud suspected of 5 more Cook County workers, including woman who used money to pay for daughter’s wedding, report says

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Los Angeles Times

Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden’s dispensing of student debt relief. It’s not so much that Biden implemented the relief ...