Tag: paycheck protection program
Embattled GOP state lawmaker announces he will not seek reelection in...
State Rep. Ron Kresha, a seven-term member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2026. This...
Edina man indicted in $975,000 COVID fraud scheme
An Edina, Minn., man has been indicted on five counts of wire fraud for allegedly fraudulently obtaining over $975,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, acting...
Relative of Sen. Bobby Joe Champion indicted in $1 million pandemic...
U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew Luger announced on Tuesday the federal indictment of two Minneapolis-based business consultants for defrauding COVID-19 pandemic...
Report: Abortion groups ‘siphoned’ billions from taxpayers over three years
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Abortion advocacy groups received close to $2 billion in federal taxpayer funding from 2019 to 2021, according to a...
Fed report finds 75% of $800 billion Paycheck Protection Program didn’t...
(The Center Square) — Taxpayers paid $4 for every $1 in wages and benefits received by workers in jobs saved by the federal government’s...
Feds approved PPP loans for likely nonexistent orange groves in Minnesota
It is impossible to farm oranges in Minnesota, but this has not stopped the government from paying out tens of thousands of dollars in...
Consulting firm co-owned by Omar’s husband received $600,000 in COVID relief
A consulting firm co-owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband received more than $600,000 in COVID-19 relief funds while taking millions from Omar’s campaign.
Records show...
Minnesota Congressman Opposes Program To Supplement Paychecks Amist COVID-19 Shutdowns
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has run out of money. Democrats like Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips say they're unwilling to replenish it.
The PPP was...