Former Missouri House Speaker John J. Diehl Jr. sentenced for COVID-19 loan fraud, misusing $379,900 intended for small businesses in St. Louis and Jefferson City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Independence, Missouri, man was sentenced on Wednesday for COVID-19 fraud. Jason Roath, 56, was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing government ...

A new report details how small businesses that tapped the SBA's EIDL program during the pandemic are facing greater financial challenges than companies that didn't turn to the offering for support.

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In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) were a lifeline for small businesses. But now, some small businesses are having trouble paying them off. And a Small Business Credit ...

In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans were a lifeline for small businesses. But now some small businesses are having trouble paying them off. And a Small Business Credit Survey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. PAUL, MN — The U.S. Small Business Administration has suspended thousands of Minnesota borrowers from its loan programs after ...

A Pembroke man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for using more than $1 million of pandemic relief funds to buy a nine-hole golf course in Hillsborough. Michael Kirouac, 38, was sentenced by ...

Former Illinois State University basketball player Lorenzo Gordon was given $272,774 after fraudulently applying for PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan ) loans.