Pandemic Loan Frauds Took over $15.3M in Texas, $245.3M Nationwide: DOJ

AG Blanche unveils federal charges against 160 defendants in pandemic relief sweep

The Justice Department charged 160 defendants for COVID pandemic fraud involving over $245 million in losses, including a childcare fraud scheme in Southern California.

Federal officials announce $245 million COVID-19 loan fraud crackdown - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

KANSAS CITY, Mo., (KBSI) — Federal officials announced an enforcement effort targeting more than 160 people accused of involvement in approximately $245 million in attempted fraud involving COVID-19 relief programs. The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the SBA Office of Inspector General announced the results of Operation No Doze during the 2026 Heartland...

Pandemic loan frauds took over $15.3M in Texas, $245.3M nationwide: DOJ

Federal and state investigators recently concluded a "summer surge" of indictments against more than 160 suspects accused of defrauding a combined $245 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration's small business COVID-era loan programs.

A Pandemic Fraud Crackdown Hits Another Gear | Fresh Off The Press

The scale and speed that saved small businesses during the pandemic also opened the door to industrial‑grade theft; the Justice Department’s latest sweep shows how methodical, data‑driven enforcement is now closing that door and clawing back taxpayer money. The Short Version Federal prosecutors charged, convicted, or sentenced more than 160 defendants in a summer enforcement push, including about 80 newly charged, tied to roughly $245 million i…

US Attorney General Blanche Announces Federal Charges Against 160 in Pandemic Relief Fraud Sweep

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal FBI nabs alleged COVID fraud fugitive who allegedly stole millions Fox News correspondent Chanley Painter reports on the arrest in Jamaica of Elaine Angene Escoe, a fugitive accused of orchestrating a major COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Authorities allege Escoe improperly obtained more than $32 million in taxpayer-backed pandemic aid before fleeing the United States in […]