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Small businesses got more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent COVID loans, report finds

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More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives in the pandemic's early months, the Small Business Administration said in a new report.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, a watchdog says (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Federal watchdog says over $200 billion in pandemic business loans look fraudulent (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus

  3. Digital Journal

    Over $200bn in Covid-19 small business loans stolen: US govt. watchdog (opens Digital Journal)

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    The United States lost more than $200 billion to fraud from two schemes designed to help small businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a US

  4. CBS News

    Small businesses got more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent COVID loans, report finds (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives in the pandemic's early months, the Small Business Administration said in a new report.

  5. NPR

    Watchdog: Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    At least $200 billion in aid for small businesses may have gone to frauders, according to a new inspector general report. The Small Business Administration questions those numbers.

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