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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Fraud and Corruption in Covid Bounce Back Loans - A Perspective for Lenders

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Under the government Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), small businesses struggling due to the pandemic could obtain a fully government-secured loan of up to £50,000 with no repayments required for the first 12 months....more

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Current Enforcement Efforts in the Battle Against COVID-19 Loan Program Fraud

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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 close their doors, limit...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

The Rise and Fall of the Paycheck Protection Program

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The Long-Term Effects Felt by Lenders Nationwide. As a result of the United States government instituting the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), companies nationwide have defaulted on hundreds of thousands of PPP loans,...more

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The UK Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme - are there lessons to be learned?

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The UK’s National Audit Office (the “NAO”) has reported that an estimated 11% - a total of £4.9 billion out of £47 billion issued - of the 1.5 million loans granted under the Government’s COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan Scheme (the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

False Claims Act Case Tracker for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud - Update

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In the Spring of 2020, the Small Business Association (“SBA”) began administering the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP” or the “Program”) to provide SBA-backed loans to help eligible businesses maintain their workforces...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Scammers Obtain Fraudulent SBA Loans by Posing as Legitimate Companies

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When tragedy hits, there are always nefarious people who will try to profit. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. There have been recent instances in which scammers have successfully used publicly available...more

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