In total, six of the applications were approved, resulting in more than $1 million in fraudulently obtained SBA loan proceeds ...

Former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl Jr. sentenced to 21 months prison for misusing COVID-19 SBA relief loans.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A federal jury has convicted a Spokane Valley couple of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds intended to help struggling businesses during the ...

Small businesses seeking loans through the government's $2 trillion coronavirus relief package could receive money as soon as Friday. That prediction came Tuesday from senior administration officials ...

Araceli Benitez allegedly advertised services to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans. Benitez arrested in FBI, IRS investigation into COVID-19 relief fraud. Paycheck Protection Program was ...

The SBA allocated more than $1 trillion through multiple programs to small businesses at the onset of the pandemic. The aftermath of that effort is still playing out. Here's what it means for ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S. in early 2020, it spurred an instant economic crisis. Non-essential businesses were forced to close their doors for weeks on end as Americans were urged to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) – Four people have been ...