A recent warning from Kelly Loeffler has intensified scrutiny of fraud tied to pandemic-era relief programs. Speaking publicly, the Small Business Administration administrator described Minnesota’s case as “just the tip of the iceberg,” suggesting that additional investigations could reveal broader failures in oversight.
According to Loeffler, early reviews uncovered thousands of potentially fraudulent SBA loans connected to COVID-19 relief efforts. She stated that roughly 7,900 loans and nearly 6,900 individuals are now under examination, numbers that—if substantiated—would indicate significant weaknesses in program controls during an unprecedented emergency period. Loeffler pledged that confirmed offenders would be barred from future SBA programs and referred for federal prosecution. Continue reading…
