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The PPP Turns Four: Lessons Learned and What Lies Ahead

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Four years ago this month, lenders began dispersing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses in what would become the largest Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program in history. The SBA approved...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

PPP and Pandemic Fraud Recoveries Significant for DOJ in FY 2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it obtained more than $2.68 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 23, 2023. DOJ reports that “matters that...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

PPP Enforcement Actions Gather Steam

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to provide a fast influx of assistance to small businesses during the economic shock created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The speed with which loans were distributed to...more

Cozen O'Connor

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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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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Paycheck Protection Program: Government Enforcement, Oversight

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Nearly one year ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn, the Small Business Administration-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to help businesses keep their workforce...more

Cozen O'Connor

PPP Fraud Is Ripe for Enforcement in 2021. Can Self-Disclosure & Cooperation Create a Path to Leniency?

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As we approach the one-year anniversary of passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, we are getting a better sense of how the government will address fraud arising out of this legislation....more

Burr & Forman

PPP Borrower Pays Damages and Penalties to Government in First False Claims Act Settlement

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The US Department of Justice announced the first civil settlement involving allegations of fraud against a PPP borrower. SlideBelts Inc. received a PPP loan under the CARES Act.  SlideBelts is an internet retail company and...more

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Borrower Beware: First False Claims Act PPP Loan Fraud Settlement Signals More to Come

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into its first civil settlement for loan fraud involving the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On January 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Retention Of Counsel By Trustee Is Not An Absolute Right In Some Chapter 11 Cases

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How can you be an effective trustee appointed in a chapter 11 case if you cannot retain counsel when the case first begins? Well one bankruptcy court in North Carolina explained that a trustee’s retention of counsel is not an...more

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US DOJ Criminal Chief Announces 57 “Main Justice” PPP Cases

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At a September 10 press conference, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt announced that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division has reached 57 criminal prosecutions for fraud in connection with the...more

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SBA Loan Fraud Defense—How to Defend Against an Indictment

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Tips on Preparing to Defend Against Allegations of SBA Loan Fraud During the COVID-19 Crisis - Federal emergency relief legislation—including the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)—has...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Prosecutors Investigating Fraud in Paycheck Protection Program

Federal prosecutors are investigating possible fraud by applicants to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Bloomberg News and other outlets report. The program makes loans available to small businesses to cover certain...more

Butler Snow LLP

Department of Justice Charges Two with PPP Loan Fraud

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On May 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that it has charged two men with, among other crimes, providing false information as part of their Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”)...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

COVID-19 Relief and Beyond: New Compliance Challenges

COVID-19 stimulus payments come with restrictions and regulatory obligations. Legal and compliance teams should be alert for the obligations organizations will assume through their acceptance of CARES Act relief....more

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How To Avoid Federal Criminal And Civil Penalties In Connection With Applications For PPP Loans

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The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a forgivable loan program created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The purpose of the PPP, which has a $349...more

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