The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri Joins DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Targeting $245 Million in COVID Loan Fraud Nationwide

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri has filed charges, secured pleas and sentences, and obtained civil judgments against 15 defendants, involving more than $60 million in actual or intended losses, with restitution nearing $800,000, as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration (SBA),...

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2 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
   The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri Joins DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Targeting $245 Million in COVID Loan Fraud Nationwide ↗Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM
2. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 63%
   The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan Joins the DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and the SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in Fraud ↗Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM

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• The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri Joins DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Targeting $245 Million in COVID Loan Fraud Nationwide Observed

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1. September 14, 2026 at 8:00 AMFirst reported

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