On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced the first, and long-anticipated, civil settlement resolving allegations of.
On January 12, 2021, the Eastern District of California entered into a civil settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrower and its CEO to resolve allegations of fraud..
A bankrupt California-based fashion retailer has become the first company to settle civil claims with U.S. authorities for making false statements to banks to obtain forgivable loans from an $809-billion dollar pandemic relief program aimed at small businesses.