Tag: Paycheck Protection Program

  • Tauheed Salik Wilder, Unemployment Insurance and PPP Fraud, Michigan 2022

    Tauheed Salik Wilder, Unemployment Insurance and PPP Fraud, Michigan 2022

    ⏱ 2 min read A Detroit scammer’s brazen scheme to bilk taxpayers out of $1.9M in unemployment insurance and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds has ended with a guilty plea. Tauheed Salik Wilder, 43, ripped off hundreds of false claims for unemployment insurance benefits in multiple states, including Michigan and California, using the names and…

  • Randon Williams, PPP Loan Fraud, Michigan 2020

    Randon Williams, PPP Loan Fraud, Michigan 2020

    ⏱ 2 min read A brazen scheme to swindle $5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the US Small Business Administration has landed a West Bloomfield man in hot water. Randon ‘Romero’ Williams, 40, allegedly applied for six applications across six businesses, claiming they employed up to 75 individuals and reported monthly payroll…

  • Andre K. Johnson, PPP Fraud, Illinois 2020

    Andre K. Johnson, PPP Fraud, Illinois 2020

    In recent news, a man from Peoria, Illinois, has been sentenced to probation for involvement in Paycheck Protection Program fraud. Learn more here.

  • Yunior Barrera Almaguer, PPP Fraud, California 2023

    Yunior Barrera Almaguer, PPP Fraud, California 2023

    Seven people have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme, resulting in approximately $9 million in fraudulently obtained loans. They will also pay restitution amounts ranging from $381,600 to $9,007,887.