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Enforcement ledger

127 cases · built 10 Sep 2026

Every SBA fraud prosecution on this site. An em dash means we do not hold a government document for that case, and it is never filled in with an estimate. Reader submissions never enter the ledger and are never counted in a statistic.

Case.govSource class
Texas SBA Fraud4Agency / court record
SBA's $300K Palantir Deal After 6,900 Minnesota SuspensionsUnclassified
SBA OIG Recovers $15 Million From Banks, Not FraudstersUnclassified
SBA Suspends 6,900 Minnesota Borrowers in Massive $400 Million Fraud Scandal1Agency / court record
SBA Jargon TranslatedUnclassified
SBA Sends $22 Billion Fraud Bill To Treasury Collection MachineUnclassified
Meet Your SBA AgentUnclassified
SBA Refers 562,000 Loans Worth $22.2 Billion to TreasuryUnclassified
The SBA's $200 Billion Fraud Crisis: How America's Small Business Lifeline Became a Criminal ATMUnclassified
PPP Fraud Cases and EnforcementUnclassified
Jacksonville Pastor Indicted in PPP Loan Fraud SchemeUnclassified
Florida SBA Fraud4Agency / court record
A DeKalb County Corrections Deputy Stole $28,580 in Pandemic Relief Through a Fake Business. He Got Probation. His Wife, a County Board Member, Is Next.3Agency / court record
California SBA Fraud4Agency / court record
Trump Administration Moves to Abolish Women's Business Centers, SCORE, and Minority Business ProgramsUnclassified
The SBA Inspector General: The Watchdog That Only Barks2Agency / court record
The SBA COVID Debacle Nobody Wants to Talk AboutUnclassified
The 8(a) Program Audit: $550 Million Fraud Scheme Exposed6Agency / court record
The 10-Year Countdown: DOJ Extended the Statute of Limitations on PPP Fraud - And They're Coming For EveryoneUnclassified
Six Men Sentenced in $20M COVID Fraud Ring: They Bought Lamborghinis While Your Business Got Declined3Agency / court record
SBA Whistleblowers: The Silenced Voices Trying to Fix the SystemUnclassified
The Ghost Contractor Scheme: How Fraudsters Exploited SBA Surety Bonds to Steal MillionsUnclassified
SBA Hires Palantir for $300K Fraud Surveillance Pilot to Police $22.2 Billion in PPP and EIDL Loans3Agency / court record
The Microloan Shell Game: How SBA-Backed Lenders Became Personal ATM MachinesUnclassified
SBA Fraud Statistics 2026: The Complete Breakdown of the Biggest Government Theft in American History6Agency / court record
🔍 SBA Brings in PALANTIR for Nationwide Fraud Hunt - You Can Run But You Can't Hide3Agency / court record
SBA's 8(a) Program: America's $40 Billion Fraud MagnetUnclassified
PPP Loan Fraud Sentences 2026: Celebrity Names, Ex-Politicians, TV Anchors, and ATF Analysts All Getting Prison Time3Agency / court record
PPP Lender Co-Founder Gets Prison for $65M Fraud: The People Processing Your Loans Were Criminals3Agency / court record
PPP Fraud Celebrity Names and High-Profile CasesUnclassified
PPP Fraud: How the SBA Let Billions Slip AwayUnclassified
Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for PPP Fraud: The Cops Are the Crooks3Agency / court record
Nigerian Fraud Ring Leader Convicted: $7.6 Million Stolen From PPP, EIDL, and Unemployment3Agency / court record
Man Gets 15 Years for PPP Fraud After Listing Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Jon Snow as Employees3Agency / court record
Macomb County Michigan Woman Sentenced to 27 Months for $3.3 Million COVID PPP Loan Fraud Scheme 20263Agency / court record
Kelly Loeffler Nukes Minnesota: 7,000 Borrowers Suspended, $400 Million in Fraud ExposedUnclassified
Illinois Businessman Gets 6 Years for $55 Million Loan Fraud: The SBA Was His Personal ATM3Agency / court record
Georgia Man Becomes 12th Defendant in $3.39 Million PPP Fraud Ring: The Dominos Keep Falling3Agency / court record
Federal Probe Uncovers PPP Loans Flowing to Minnesota Fraud Network With Alleged Terror Ties3Agency / court record
Family of Fraudsters Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $2.5M in PPP Money, But a Cop Who Faked a Business Gets His Record Wiped Clean3Agency / court record
Eleven Defendants Indicted in $2.3 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme: The Net Keeps Widening3Agency / court record
EIDL Loan Disasters: A Complete Timeline of FailuresUnclassified
EIDL 1099-C Tax Nightmare: When Forgiven Debt Becomes Taxable IncomeUnclassified
Congressional Oversight: The Joke Nobody's Laughing AtUnclassified
Cedar Rapids Man Gets Federal Prison Time for Pandemic Loan Fraud: The Midwest's PPP Problem ContinuesUnclassified
California Man Pleads Guilty in $15.9 Million COVID Fraud: Bentleys, Ferraris, and $400K Necklaces3Agency / court record
Blueacorn PPP Co-Founder Sentenced to 10 Years: $66 Million Restitution for Running Fraud Factory3Agency / court record
$47 Billion in COVID Loans Charged Off: The SBA's Collection Nightmare By The NumbersUnclassified
14 Arrested in $25 Million COVID Relief Fraud Ring: The Feds Are Done Playing Games3Agency / court record
🚨 $1.2 TRILLION Under Investigation: "The Worst Kept Secret in Washington"Unclassified
✓ 11 Indicted in Florida: The Family That Defrauds Together Does Federal Time Together5Agency / court record
SBA Fraud News & InvestigationsUnclassified
SBA Fraud News & InvestigationsUnclassified
PPP Fraudsters Keep Getting Caught Buying Mansions While Legitimate Borrowers Get Squeezed By Collections3Agency / court record
The Algorithm Doesn't Charge You. It Just Suspends You.Unclassified
21 Months For $43,980. Eight Million Years At That Rate.Unclassified
SBA OIG Wins Government's "Oscars" For 0.6% Fraud RecoveryUnclassified
SBA Turns Palantir Pilot Into A Permanent Fraud DragnetUnclassified
SBA Fraud Watchdog Marks 250 Years, Recovers $86.7MUnclassified
SBA Fraud Screen Skipped Checks, Cleared $32 BillionUnclassified
SBA Patriot Pitch: Small Business Policy As A Game ShowUnclassified
SBA Suspension Tour Hits Wisconsin: 150,000 Banned, Zero RecoveryUnclassified
SBA Ran A $50 Billion Program 50 Years, Never Audited ItUnclassified
The $22 Billion Time Machine To Punish The PastUnclassified
The SBA's Palantir Dragnet Sweeps Up The InnocentUnclassified
PPP Loan Warrant List Fear: Why The SBA Stays SilentUnclassified
California's $8.6 Billion COVID Fraud EpicenterUnclassified
SBA Mass Suspends Borrowers It Never ConvictedUnclassified
SBA Bought Palantir to Watch the Borrowers It Already PaidUnclassified
The SBA Clawback Is Hitting Legitimate PPP BorrowersUnclassified
The SBA Turned COVID Fraud Into Permanent SurveillanceUnclassified
SBA Watchdog: $200 Billion in Pandemic Loans Likely StolenUnclassified
SBA Disaster Loan Fund Ran Dry for Real Disaster VictimsUnclassified
SBA Tightens 7(a) Loans: Credit Score 165, Life InsuranceUnclassified
SBA Suspends 27,486 Ohio Borrowers Over $1.1 BillionUnclassified
562,000 Collection Notices For Money That Left In 2020Unclassified
562,000 Loans, Zero Reviewed: SBA's $22.2 Billion ReferralUnclassified
PPP Lender Clawbacks Run Until 2032 Under False Claims ActUnclassified
Ohio's 27,486 And The 45-Day ClockUnclassified
The Door Paid The Indicted: Minnesota's Fraud NetworkUnclassified
The Gatekeepers Were The Fraud: Inside BlueacornUnclassified
The SBA's State-By-State Suspension Tour Hits MaineUnclassified
SBA Suspended 27,486 Ohio Borrowers by AlgorithmUnclassified
Ex NYPD Detective Gets 48 Months for PPP Fraud RingUnclassified
The SBA's Palantir Dragnet Goes National After MinnesotaUnclassified
The SBA Suspension Dragnet: 111,620 Borrowers Guilty Until Proven Innocent3Agency / court record
Pastor Charged With Wire Fraud Over a $50,000 PPP LoanUnclassified
SBA Disaster Loans Stall in Local Permit OfficesUnclassified
The Deputies Were In On It: Florida Cops Keep Getting Caught Looting the PPP2Agency / court record
SBA Hired Palantir to Watch Borrowers It Already PaidUnclassified
Jacksonville Pastor Indicted On PPP Wire FraudUnclassified
SBA Sends $22 Billion in Suspected Fraud to TreasuryUnclassified
Sparta NJ Man Convicted of $2.1 Million COVID Loan FraudUnclassified
Eleven Indicted in $2.2 Million Florida COVID Fraud RingUnclassified
PPP Fraud Sentencing Wave Hits Three StatesUnclassified
California's $8.6 Billion SBA Fraud Bombshell: Palantir Hunts the Survivors While $22 Billion in Fake COVID Loans Gets Dumped on TreasuryUnclassified
SBA Failed Its Own Cybersecurity AuditUnclassified
Maine: 1,500 Borrowers Suspended in $93 Million PPP ProbeUnclassified
Omaha FBI Arrests Eleven in $2.4 Million PPP Fraud CaseUnclassified
Vance Task Force: 562,000 SBA Loans, $22.2 Billion FraudUnclassified
Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputy Charged With PPP FraudUnclassified
Southern Indiana Man Gets Prison for $600K PPP FraudUnclassified
SBA Disaster Loan Denials: The Borrowers Who Got NothingUnclassified
Five Indicted in $1.1 Million SBA Loan Fraud RingUnclassified
$8.6 Billion in Suspected California PPP FraudUnclassified
Shelby Township Man Sentenced for $2.5 Million PPP FraudUnclassified
SBA Hires Palantir After Minnesota's $250M COVID FraudUnclassified
PPP and EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Now 10 YearsUnclassified
PPP Fraud Sentencing Roundup: Spring 2026 Convictions Piling UpUnclassified
Norfolk PPP Fraud: Brian Manley Jr. Sentenced 46 Months for $700K Scheme April 20264Agency / court record
Fresno Trucker Gets 14 Months for $1M PPP Fraud While Banks Get Nothing4Agency / court record
PPP Fraud Clock Extended to 10 Years, 96% Still Missing3Agency / court record
LOLSBA3Agency / court record
Ex-TV Anchor Turned PPP Fraudster Gets 10 Years: The $1 Billion Blueacorn Scam4Agency / court record
Blog EntryUnclassified
SBA Fork In The Road SeveranceUnclassified
LOLSBA3Agency / court record
LOLSBAUnclassified
London Kentucky COVID Fraud Sentencing4Agency / court record
$9B Minnesota Somali PPP Fraud Network Federal Probe3Agency / court record
LOLSBA3Agency / court record
"Most Stupid Fraud in History": Illinois Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison for Filing 1,500 Fake PPP Loan Applications Worth $14 Million4Agency / court record
Roanoke Woman Sentenced for PPP FraudUnclassified
California's $8.6 Billion Pandemic Loan Fraud Bombshell: How the SBA Let an Entire State Rob the Treasury Blind3Agency / court record
The SBA Just Hired Palantir to Hunt Down Fraud They Should Have Caught Years Ago3Agency / court record
SBA and USDA Data Sharing Fraud Detection Agreement3Agency / court record
ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYEES STOLE $7.2 MILLION IN PPP LOANS WHILE LITERALLY BEING PAID TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC5Agency / court record