Tag: PPP Loan Scandal

  • Joshua Brandon Johnson, Loan Fraud, California 2022

    Joshua Brandon Johnson, Loan Fraud, California 2022

    ⏱ 3 min read In a brazen COVID-19 loan scam, Joshua Brandon Johnson, 34, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, laundered over $20,000 in fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan money. Johnson’s scheme unfolded in June 2021, when he received the cash, claiming to be a barber who earned nearly $100,000 in 2020. In reality, he…