Memphis Pastor Accused Of Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds Previously Charged With Identity Theft
A Midsouth Pastor Who Was Recently Indicted For Covid-19 Relief Fraud Previously Pleaded Guilty To Identity Theft.
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Memphis Pastors And Business Owners Indicted For Covid-19 Relief Fraud
According To A Press Release From The U.S. Attorney’s Office, A Federal Grand Jury In The Western District Of Tennessee Has Officially Indicted Three Memphis Pastors And Four Other Tennessee Business Owners For Alleged Misuse Of COVID-19 Relief Funds.
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Experts Estimate $25B Of Fraud Annually In Federal Food Stamp Program
A Security Expert Says Congress Should Reduce Food Stamp Fraud As It Faces A Saturday Deadline To Renew The Farm Bill. He Says About 20% Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s $127 Billion Annual Budget, Or $25 Billion Annually, Is Likely Lost To Criminals.
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‘Crisis:’ Small Businesses Struggle With Inflation, Labor Market
Small Business Week Came And Went Last Week, And Small Businesses Took The Opportunity To Raise A Range Of Concerns About The Economy And Their Future.
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Questionable COVID-Relief Spending Allegations Pile Up
Lawmakers Are Outraged After Reports That Federal Covid-Relief Tax Dollars May Have Gone To Wealthy Hospitals While Avoiding Helping Out Poor Hospitals In Recovering From The Pandemic.
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Watchdogs Say Some Pandemic Fraud Was Preventable
Watchdogs Told A U.S. House Committee That Government Agencies Failed In Some Cases To Take Steps To Prevent Fraud Before Sending Out Trillions Of Dollars In Pandemic Relief Aid.
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East Tennesseans Accused Of Fraud In Paycheck Protection Loans
An East Tennessee Woman Who Was Already On Probation In A Federal Fraud Case And A Chattanooga Drug Dealer Are Both Accused Of Duping The Small Business Administration Into Awarding Them Paycheck Protection Program Loans.
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Staffing Shortages Still Affecting Tennessee Small Businesses
“Tourism And Hospitality And Travel Industry Is The No. 2 Industry In Our State And The No. 1 Employer. It Took The Hardest Hit, With Travel, During The Pandemic. But Now We Are Open For Business, And We Are Hiring Aggressively.”
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Court Grants Injunction In Tennessee Restaurant Owner’s Case Over Recovery Money
A Federal Appeals Court Ruled In Favor Of A Tennessee Bar And Restaurant Owner, Granting An Injunction Against The U.S. Small Business Administration From Prioritizing COVID-19 Relief Funds Based Upon The Restaurant Owner’s Race And Sex.
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Tennessee Restaurant Owner Fights Feds Over Recovery Funds
A Nonprofit Conservative Law Firm From Wisconsin Has Appealed The Decision Of A Federal Judge In Tennessee Who Threw Out A Temporary Restraining Order Looking To End The Prioritization Of COVID-19 Pandemic Restaurant Recovery Funds.
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