Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, pleaded guilty in 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SUPPORTED A LOT OF BUSINESSES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, BUT OFFICIALS SAY SOME EXPLOITED THAT LOAN PROGRAM. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BEHNKE REPORTS ON A ...

A Kansas City woman has admitted to fraudulently obtaining more than $426,000 in pandemic relief funds through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

The two allegedly submitted false loan applications to Paycheck Protection Program lenders using inactive businesses and ...

Caleb Walsh, 36, has been charged with bank fraud, wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions.

A Northeast Ohio restaurant owner says a check fraud protection program through KeyBank stopped a nearly $5,000 loss after a criminal attempted to pass an altered check through one of her business ...

Two West Bloomfield residents are facing federal charges for allegedly conspiring to commit wire fraud to obtain pandemic assistance loans. Peter Valente and Angela Toma are accused of collaborating ...

A south suburban man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday in a massive, $14 million fraud scheme where he ...

A Kansas City woman plead guilty in federal court to fraudulently receiving two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, ...

A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently obtaining nearly half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program.Lorenzo Boles, 56, ...

Leo Blundo is accused of applying for fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds for his restaurant in Pahrump, Carmelo’s Bistro.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is readying a 50-state assault on federal benefit fraud, Small Business Administration boss Kelly Loeffler revealed on the latest episode of “Pod Force One,” out ...