Friday, March 14, 2025

Search results for keyword: Paycheck Protection Program found in 6 News.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Morton Grove man claimed to ship COVID-19 test kits to Medicare participants, but FBI says they were dead

Syed Shaukat Ahmed’s companies were paid more than $30 million by the federal government to provide free COVID-19 test kits to Medicare recipients. He has been charged with health care fraud.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
PPP fraud was fueled in part by brokers taking kickbacks but escaping punishment, Sun-Times finds

In one case, the CHA revoked a rent voucher for a woman accused of getting fraudulent loans through the Paycheck Protection Program that a broker on Facebook offered to arrange. And six fired Illinois state workers also said they kicked back some of their loans. But the people arranging them…

la-voz
  • by david hall
Acusan de fraude al programa de préstamos PPP a otros 2 guardias de la Cárcel del Condado de Cook

Dos guardias de la cárcel están acusados de estafar al Programa de Protección de Pago (PPP, por sus siglas en inglés) creando negocios falsos para obtener préstamos destinados a negocios en dificultades durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

front-page
  • by david hall
2 more Cook County sheriff's correctional officers accused of PPP fraud

Two jail guards are accused of ripping off the Paycheck Protection Program by setting up phony businesses to get loans intended for struggling companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. A third guard was charged earlier this month.