SBA watchdog probes small business loans as scrutiny intensifies
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SBA watchdog probes small business loans as scrutiny intensifies

In his letter, Ware said the SBA inspector general's office started reviews of the PPP and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program on April 24. “The Criminal Division’s Fraud Section is working with our law enforcement partners, the Small Business Administration and banks processing loans under the Paycheck Protection Program to identify outliers in the data," DOJ spokesperson Peter Carr said.

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