Northern District of Florida Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud

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Pensacola, Florida – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida today announced an indictment as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the SBA Office of Inspector General targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Northern District of Florida was a key...

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17 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
   Northern District of Florida Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
2. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 69%
   U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
3. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 63%
   United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
4. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 63%
   The USAO-KS Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
5. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 61%
   United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
6. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 69%
   District of New Mexico Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
7. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 67%
   Eastern District of Texas joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Exceeding $245 million in Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
8. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 70%
   Western District of Washington joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA and SBA-OIG in Surge Takedown exceeding $245 million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
9. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 68%
   WDKY Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
10. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 69%
    Western District of Oklahoma Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-Era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
11. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 64%
    Eastern District of Virginia joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245M in COVID-era loan fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
12. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 65%
    U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western District of Pennsylvania Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
13. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 66%
    MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOINS DOJ FRAUD DIVISION, SBA, AND SBA OIG IN SURGE TAKEDOWN EXCEEDING $245 MILLION IN COVID-ERA LOAN FRAUD ↗Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
14. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 66%
    Southern District of Ohio joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA & SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245 million in COVID-era loan fraud ↗Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
15. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 58%
    The Northern District of West Virginia joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud; Two Morgantown Business Owners Part of National Fraud Takedown ↗Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
16. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 66%
    WDNY joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245 million in covid-era loan fraud ↗Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
17. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 63%
    District of Connecticut Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud Offenses ↗Sep 16, 2026, 8:00 AM

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• Northern District of Florida Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud Observed

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1. September 14, 2026 at 8:00 AMFirst reported
2. Sep 14, 2026, 4:11 PMPrimary source · 68/83%

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