Billions have been fraudulently claimed through various pandemic relief programs — including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. ppp secretservice pandemicloans kprc2 click2houston
The Secret Service said an investigation initiated by its Orlando office found that alleged conspirators submitted Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications by using fake or stolen employment and personal information and used an online bank, Green Dot, to conceal and move their criminal proceeds.
“This forfeiture effort and those to come are a direct and necessary response to the unprecedented size and scope of pandemic relief fraud," said Kevin Chambers, director for COVID-19 fraud enforcement at the Justice Department. As a result, the GAO has recommended several measures for agencies to prevent pandemic program fraud in the future, including better reporting on their fraud risk management efforts.
The latest seizure included a collaboration of efforts between Secret Service, the SBA's Inspector General, DOJ and other offices.
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