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2020-09-11 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Some PPP Loans Were Used To Buy Rolexes, Rolls Royces, Report Finds
[DAILYWIRE] As expected, a government loan program that quickly issued money during a crisis ended up getting defrauded.The Paycheck Protection Program, which was supposed to help small businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
pandemic, was allegedly used by some to purchase expensive luxury items such as Rolex watches and new homes, Politico reported. So far, the apparent fraud is just a small portion of the loans given out, but it still shows how easily government-run programs can be abused.

"The Justice Department has brought more than 40 cases involving false applications for more than $170 million from both the Paycheck Protection Program and another federal lending vehicle. And the Small Business Administration’s inspector general’s office says it has ’initiated hundreds of cases involving potential fraud’ in the two programs," the outlet reported. "Officials are targeting people who submitted false applications with the SBA — mostly through the PPP, which offered loans to employers that can be forgiven if they agreed not to fire workers. Prosecutors are also focusing on the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which relies on funds directly from the government, not private banks."

The Justice Department has opened a reported 40 cases involving false applications — totaling more than $170 million from the PPP and another federal lending program. On September 1, Politico reported, House Democrats said they found "red flags in nearly $3 billion in Paycheck Protection loans after checking the information that borrowers provided against a federal business registration database."



Posted by Fred 2020-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ]  Top

#1 Old news.... I mean really old. When I was a kid, I remember a story about some farmer who was given Federal money not to plant his crop (price supports), so he spent the money on a Cadillac.
Posted by Mercutio 2020-09-11 08:20||   2020-09-11 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Is anyone surprised?
Posted by Iblis 2020-09-11 09:49||   2020-09-11 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Nope. I'm sure a lot of it got plowed into the stock market, too.
Posted by gorb 2020-09-11 12:20||   2020-09-11 12:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Former New York Jets and Chicago Bears wide receiver Josh Bellamy was charged with federal wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy Thursday for allegedly participating in a scheme involving $24 million in fraudulent Payroll Protection Program loan applications.

According to the Justice Department, Bellamy participated in seeking PPP loans on behalf of himself, family and close associates. Among 90 fraudulently prepared applications, most were submitted, securing payouts of at least $17.4 million, the department said.
Posted by Shutle Jones3986 2020-09-11 13:48||   2020-09-11 13:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Although a "former player", the reputation of the National Felons League continues unabated.
Posted by Clem 2020-09-11 13:56||   2020-09-11 13:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Mr. Bellamy was a "current" player when he committed those crimes: On September 8, the New York Jets announced it had released Bellamy, making him a free agent.

Released on Tuesday, arrested on Thursday. With 2 days warning, he could have done an OJ with a white Bronco.
Posted by Shutle Jones3986 2020-09-11 15:46||   2020-09-11 15:46|| Front Page Top

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