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127 reports · Enforcement Desk

Every report filed to this desk. The sources column counts links to .gov records; an em dash means we hold no government document for that report yet.

All 127With .gov sources 43Needs sourcing 84
ReportWords.govSource status
Texas SBA Fraud8924Record attached
SBA's $300K Palantir Deal After 6,900 Minnesota Suspensions1,631Unsourced
SBA OIG Recovers $15 Million From Banks, Not Fraudsters1,956Unsourced
SBA Suspends 6,900 Minnesota Borrowers in Massive $400 Million Fraud Scandal8851Record attached
SBA Jargon Translated2,746Unsourced
SBA Sends $22 Billion Fraud Bill To Treasury Collection Machine1,072Unsourced
Meet Your SBA Agent156Unsourced
SBA Refers 562,000 Loans Worth $22.2 Billion to Treasury1,862Unsourced
The SBA's $200 Billion Fraud Crisis: How America's Small Business Lifeline Became a Criminal ATM1,234Unsourced
PPP Fraud Cases and Enforcement32Unsourced
Jacksonville Pastor Indicted in PPP Loan Fraud Scheme1,603Unsourced
Florida SBA Fraud1,1324Record attached
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.1,1703Record attached
California SBA Fraud8034Record attached
Trump Administration Moves to Abolish Women's Business Centers, SCORE, and Minority Business Programs298Unsourced
The SBA Inspector General: The Watchdog That Only Barks4992Record attached
The SBA COVID Debacle Nobody Wants to Talk About302Unsourced
The 8(a) Program Audit: $550 Million Fraud Scheme Exposed4696Record attached
The 10-Year Countdown: DOJ Extended the Statute of Limitations on PPP Fraud - And They're Coming For Everyone435Unsourced
Six Men Sentenced in $20M COVID Fraud Ring: They Bought Lamborghinis While Your Business Got Declined4393Record attached
SBA Whistleblowers: The Silenced Voices Trying to Fix the System985Unsourced
The Ghost Contractor Scheme: How Fraudsters Exploited SBA Surety Bonds to Steal Millions1,586Unsourced
SBA Hires Palantir for $300K Fraud Surveillance Pilot to Police $22.2 Billion in PPP and EIDL Loans1,0533Record attached
The Microloan Shell Game: How SBA-Backed Lenders Became Personal ATM Machines1,197Unsourced
SBA Fraud Statistics 2026: The Complete Breakdown of the Biggest Government Theft in American History1,9536Record attached
🔍 SBA Brings in PALANTIR for Nationwide Fraud Hunt - You Can Run But You Can't Hide4433Record attached
SBA's 8(a) Program: America's $40 Billion Fraud Magnet1,325Unsourced
PPP Loan Fraud Sentences 2026: Celebrity Names, Ex-Politicians, TV Anchors, and ATF Analysts All Getting Prison Time1,6763Record attached
PPP Lender Co-Founder Gets Prison for $65M Fraud: The People Processing Your Loans Were Criminals4783Record attached
PPP Fraud Celebrity Names and High-Profile Cases526Unsourced
PPP Fraud: How the SBA Let Billions Slip Away1,013Unsourced
Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for PPP Fraud: The Cops Are the Crooks9513Record attached
Nigerian Fraud Ring Leader Convicted: $7.6 Million Stolen From PPP, EIDL, and Unemployment4283Record attached
Man Gets 15 Years for PPP Fraud After Listing Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Jon Snow as Employees8543Record attached
Macomb County Michigan Woman Sentenced to 27 Months for $3.3 Million COVID PPP Loan Fraud Scheme 20261,8073Record attached
Kelly Loeffler Nukes Minnesota: 7,000 Borrowers Suspended, $400 Million in Fraud Exposed514Unsourced
Illinois Businessman Gets 6 Years for $55 Million Loan Fraud: The SBA Was His Personal ATM4513Record attached
Georgia Man Becomes 12th Defendant in $3.39 Million PPP Fraud Ring: The Dominos Keep Falling4123Record attached
Federal Probe Uncovers PPP Loans Flowing to Minnesota Fraud Network With Alleged Terror Ties9083Record attached
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 Clean1,6993Record attached
Eleven Defendants Indicted in $2.3 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme: The Net Keeps Widening4173Record attached
EIDL Loan Disasters: A Complete Timeline of Failures752Unsourced
EIDL 1099-C Tax Nightmare: When Forgiven Debt Becomes Taxable Income659Unsourced
Congressional Oversight: The Joke Nobody's Laughing At501Unsourced
Cedar Rapids Man Gets Federal Prison Time for Pandemic Loan Fraud: The Midwest's PPP Problem Continues670Unsourced
California Man Pleads Guilty in $15.9 Million COVID Fraud: Bentleys, Ferraris, and $400K Necklaces4723Record attached
Blueacorn PPP Co-Founder Sentenced to 10 Years: $66 Million Restitution for Running Fraud Factory4643Record attached
$47 Billion in COVID Loans Charged Off: The SBA's Collection Nightmare By The Numbers476Unsourced
14 Arrested in $25 Million COVID Relief Fraud Ring: The Feds Are Done Playing Games4423Record attached
🚨 $1.2 TRILLION Under Investigation: "The Worst Kept Secret in Washington"295Unsourced
✓ 11 Indicted in Florida: The Family That Defrauds Together Does Federal Time Together4115Record attached
SBA Fraud News & Investigations616Unsourced
SBA Fraud News & Investigations656Unsourced
PPP Fraudsters Keep Getting Caught Buying Mansions While Legitimate Borrowers Get Squeezed By Collections1,6033Record attached
The Algorithm Doesn't Charge You. It Just Suspends You.939Unsourced
21 Months For $43,980. Eight Million Years At That Rate.1,213Unsourced
SBA OIG Wins Government's "Oscars" For 0.6% Fraud Recovery980Unsourced
SBA Turns Palantir Pilot Into A Permanent Fraud Dragnet1,177Unsourced
SBA Fraud Watchdog Marks 250 Years, Recovers $86.7M925Unsourced
SBA Fraud Screen Skipped Checks, Cleared $32 Billion1,231Unsourced
SBA Patriot Pitch: Small Business Policy As A Game Show1,171Unsourced
SBA Suspension Tour Hits Wisconsin: 150,000 Banned, Zero Recovery1,539Unsourced
SBA Ran A $50 Billion Program 50 Years, Never Audited It1,288Unsourced
The $22 Billion Time Machine To Punish The Past1,396Unsourced
The SBA's Palantir Dragnet Sweeps Up The Innocent1,353Unsourced
PPP Loan Warrant List Fear: Why The SBA Stays Silent1,370Unsourced
California's $8.6 Billion COVID Fraud Epicenter1,421Unsourced
SBA Mass Suspends Borrowers It Never Convicted1,076Unsourced
SBA Bought Palantir to Watch the Borrowers It Already Paid1,037Unsourced
The SBA Clawback Is Hitting Legitimate PPP Borrowers1,014Unsourced
The SBA Turned COVID Fraud Into Permanent Surveillance1,046Unsourced
SBA Watchdog: $200 Billion in Pandemic Loans Likely Stolen1,045Unsourced
SBA Disaster Loan Fund Ran Dry for Real Disaster Victims1,104Unsourced
SBA Tightens 7(a) Loans: Credit Score 165, Life Insurance1,153Unsourced
SBA Suspends 27,486 Ohio Borrowers Over $1.1 Billion1,188Unsourced
562,000 Collection Notices For Money That Left In 20201,213Unsourced
562,000 Loans, Zero Reviewed: SBA's $22.2 Billion Referral1,419Unsourced
PPP Lender Clawbacks Run Until 2032 Under False Claims Act1,213Unsourced
Ohio's 27,486 And The 45-Day Clock1,222Unsourced
The Door Paid The Indicted: Minnesota's Fraud Network1,148Unsourced
The Gatekeepers Were The Fraud: Inside Blueacorn1,352Unsourced
The SBA's State-By-State Suspension Tour Hits Maine1,200Unsourced
SBA Suspended 27,486 Ohio Borrowers by Algorithm1,045Unsourced
Ex NYPD Detective Gets 48 Months for PPP Fraud Ring1,237Unsourced
The SBA's Palantir Dragnet Goes National After Minnesota1,015Unsourced
The SBA Suspension Dragnet: 111,620 Borrowers Guilty Until Proven Innocent9893Record attached
Pastor Charged With Wire Fraud Over a $50,000 PPP Loan1,030Unsourced
SBA Disaster Loans Stall in Local Permit Offices1,118Unsourced
The Deputies Were In On It: Florida Cops Keep Getting Caught Looting the PPP1,1102Record attached
SBA Hired Palantir to Watch Borrowers It Already Paid970Unsourced
Jacksonville Pastor Indicted On PPP Wire Fraud1,003Unsourced
SBA Sends $22 Billion in Suspected Fraud to Treasury1,440Unsourced
Sparta NJ Man Convicted of $2.1 Million COVID Loan Fraud1,026Unsourced
Eleven Indicted in $2.2 Million Florida COVID Fraud Ring1,103Unsourced
PPP Fraud Sentencing Wave Hits Three States1,162Unsourced
California's $8.6 Billion SBA Fraud Bombshell: Palantir Hunts the Survivors While $22 Billion in Fake COVID Loans Gets Dumped on Treasury1,505Unsourced
SBA Failed Its Own Cybersecurity Audit876Unsourced
Maine: 1,500 Borrowers Suspended in $93 Million PPP Probe716Unsourced
Omaha FBI Arrests Eleven in $2.4 Million PPP Fraud Case519Unsourced
Vance Task Force: 562,000 SBA Loans, $22.2 Billion Fraud1,972Unsourced
Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputy Charged With PPP Fraud1,477Unsourced
Southern Indiana Man Gets Prison for $600K PPP Fraud1,380Unsourced
SBA Disaster Loan Denials: The Borrowers Who Got Nothing1,788Unsourced
Five Indicted in $1.1 Million SBA Loan Fraud Ring1,344Unsourced
$8.6 Billion in Suspected California PPP Fraud1,495Unsourced
Shelby Township Man Sentenced for $2.5 Million PPP Fraud1,258Unsourced
SBA Hires Palantir After Minnesota's $250M COVID Fraud1,654Unsourced
PPP and EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Now 10 Years1,185Unsourced
PPP Fraud Sentencing Roundup: Spring 2026 Convictions Piling Up1,525Unsourced
Norfolk PPP Fraud: Brian Manley Jr. Sentenced 46 Months for $700K Scheme April 20261,2924Record attached
Fresno Trucker Gets 14 Months for $1M PPP Fraud While Banks Get Nothing1,3904Record attached
PPP Fraud Clock Extended to 10 Years, 96% Still Missing1,3463Record attached
LOLSBA1,7483Record attached
Ex-TV Anchor Turned PPP Fraudster Gets 10 Years: The $1 Billion Blueacorn Scam1,7544Record attached
Blog Entry123Unsourced
SBA Fork In The Road Severance915Unsourced
LOLSBA1,9083Record attached
LOLSBA1,389Unsourced
London Kentucky COVID Fraud Sentencing2,0474Record attached
$9B Minnesota Somali PPP Fraud Network Federal Probe1,5973Record attached
LOLSBA1,3053Record attached
"Most Stupid Fraud in History": Illinois Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison for Filing 1,500 Fake PPP Loan Applications Worth $14 Million1,4474Record attached
Roanoke Woman Sentenced for PPP Fraud1,502Unsourced
California's $8.6 Billion Pandemic Loan Fraud Bombshell: How the SBA Let an Entire State Rob the Treasury Blind2,0383Record attached
The SBA Just Hired Palantir to Hunt Down Fraud They Should Have Caught Years Ago1,4113Record attached
SBA and USDA Data Sharing Fraud Detection Agreement1,6283Record attached
ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYEES STOLE $7.2 MILLION IN PPP LOANS WHILE LITERALLY BEING PAID TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC1,5355Record attached