May 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
In recent blog posts, we have written about the risk of government scrutiny that comes with receipt of paycheck protection program (PPP) funds under the CARES Act. For example, on April 7, we wrote about the creation of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic...
Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
As everyone already likely knows by now, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provided for nearly $350 billion to small businesses via the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). After PPP funding ran out of funds in less than two weeks,...
Nov 25, 2024 | PPP Investigations
On November 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an indictment was unsealed in the Northern District of Texas charging Nathan Reis, 45, and Stephanie Hockridge, 41, with orchestrating a plan to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds through the...
Oct 14, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced home health agency, Allstar Health Providers Inc., will pay $399,990 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan rules. This matter was initiated under the qui tam...
Sep 18, 2023 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys continue to highlight the government’s enforcement efforts regarding alleged COVID-19 fraud. The DOJ just announced that two New York brothers, Larry Jordan and Sutukh El, aka Curtis Jordan, aka Hugo Hurt, aka Hugo Hermes Hurtington, have...
