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California Man Pleads Guilty in $15.9 Million COVID Fraud: Bentleys, Ferraris, and $400K Necklaces
Emanuel Tucker, 45, of California, has pleaded guilty for his role in a $15.9 million COVID-19 fraud scheme. Tucker submitted dozens of fraudulent PPP and EIDL loan applications. What did he do with...
Blueacorn PPP Co-Founder Sentenced to 10 Years: $66 Million Restitution for Running Fraud Factory
The co-founder of Blueacorn, a fintech company that processed PPP loan applications, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $66 million in restitution. This isn't some...
Georgia Man Becomes 12th Defendant in $3.39 Million PPP Fraud Ring: The Dominos Keep Falling
Federal prosecutors in Georgia just charged another defendant in a sprawling PPP fraud conspiracy. This makes 12 defendants total in a scheme that stole $3.39 million from taxpayers. The ring...
Illinois Businessman Gets 6 Years for $55 Million Loan Fraud: The SBA Was His Personal ATM
The judge's gavel just came down hard. An Illinois businessman is headed to federal prison for six years after orchestrating what prosecutors called "a massive scheme to fraudulently obtain over $55...
Six Men Sentenced in $20M COVID Fraud Ring: They Bought Lamborghinis While Your Business Got Decline
The Department of Justice just wrapped up sentencing in a $20 million COVID-19 relief fraud ring. Six defendants. Millions in fraudulent PPP and EIDL loans. And the classic fraud playbook: luxury...
PPP Lender Co-Founder Gets Prison for $65M Fraud: The People Processing Your Loans Were Criminals
This one cuts deep. The co-founder of a Paycheck Protection Program lender service provider just got sentenced for orchestrating a $65 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Not a borrower. Not some...
The 10-Year Countdown: DOJ Extended the Statute of Limitations on PPP Fraud - And They're Coming For
Here's a number that should make every PPP loan recipient sweat: 10 years. That's how long the DOJ now has to investigate and prosecute COVID-relief fraud. Congress quietly extended the statute of...
14 Arrested in $25 Million COVID Relief Fraud Ring: The Feds Are Done Playing Games
San Fernando Valley and Glendale just got hit with federal indictments like a ton of bricks. Fourteen defendants arrested for allegedly defrauding taxpayers of more than $25 million in COVID-19...
SBA Collections Hit 12-Year High: They Don't Need a Judge to Destroy You
Here's something they don't tell you when you sign that SBA loan: if you default, the government doesn't need to sue you. They don't need a judge. They don't need your permission. They just take your...
11 Indicted in Florida: The Family That Defrauds Together Does Federal Time Together
December 2025 brought another round of indictments, and this one's a doozy. Eleven individuals in Florida got hit with federal charges for stealing over $2 million in COVID relief funds through a...
SBA Brings in PALANTIR for Nationwide Fraud Hunt - You Can Run But You Can't Hide
Remember that $200 billion in "potentially fraudulent" COVID loans? The SBA is done playing nice. Days after suspending 7,000 Minnesota borrowers, the agency just signed a contract with Palantir...
$1.2 TRILLION Under Investigation: "The Worst Kept Secret in Washington"
This is not a typo. $1.2 TRILLION in federal payouts is now under review for fraud. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler dropped this bombshell during an interview on January 7, 2026, and the...