两家公司付181.7万美元和解PPP虚假申报指控：被指虚报员工规模申领第二轮纾困贷款
美国司法部弗吉尼亚州东区联邦检察官办公室10月21日在 Alexandria 宣布，Securiport Limited Liability Company 与 Alex Stewart International, LLC（ASI）同意合计支付1,816,943美元，和解《虚假申报法》下的一项民事指控：两家公司被指在申请第二轮「薪资保护计划」（Paycheck Protection Program，PPP）贷款时提交不实陈述。
美国政府指称，两家公司在贷款申请中陈述其连同关联企业合计员工不超过300人——这是第二轮 PPP 贷款特有的资格门槛——据此虚假证明自己符合资格，其后获得贷款并获豁免偿还。检方称，正是这一被指不实的员工规模陈述，使两家公司取得了本不应取得的贷款资格。
这宗和解源于一宗举报人诉讼：Verity Investigations, LLC 依据《虚假申报法》的举报人条款，代表美国政府提起诉讼（案号1:25-cv-2027），举报人将分得政府追回款项的10%。案件由弗吉尼亚州东区联邦检察官办公室与小企业局（SBA）协调办理，助理联邦检察官 David Tannenbaum 负责调查处理。
司法部同时说明，本次和解所涉的仅为民事指控，尚无任何民事责任的裁定。
Two Firms to Pay $1,816,943 to Settle PPP False Claims Allegations Over Employee-Count Statements
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced in Alexandria on October 21 that Securiport Limited Liability Company and Alex Stewart International, LLC (ASI) have agreed to pay a combined $1,816,943 to settle civil False Claims Act allegations arising from statements on their applications for Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
The United States alleged that Securiport and ASI received Second Draw PPP loans, which were later forgiven, after submitting false statements on their loan applications that they, together with their affiliates, had no more than 300 employees — an eligibility requirement specific to Second Draw PPP loans. Based on that purported false statement, the government alleged, the two companies falsely certified that they were eligible.
The settlement began with a whistleblower lawsuit, United States ex rel. Verity Investigations, LLC v. Securiport Limited Liability Company, No. 1:25-cv-2027, filed under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act, which permits private parties to sue on behalf of the United States. The whistleblower received 10 percent of the government's recovery. The resolution was the result of a coordinated effort between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the matter was investigated by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Tannenbaum.
The claims settled are allegations only; there has been no determination of civil liability.
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图片来源：图：位于 Alexandria 的 Albert V. Bryan 联邦法院正义雕像（本案诉讼地法院，资料图）。Tim Evanson 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，取自维基共享资源。Photo: The Spirit of Justice statue at the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria (file photo). By Tim Evanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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