ICE牵头全国PPP贷款诈骗打击收官：160余名被告、意向损失约2.45亿美元
美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）国土安全调查局（HSI）10月26日在印第安纳州韦恩堡宣布，由该局联合44个联邦地区检察官办公室和20家联邦及州调查机构开展的为期两个月PPP贷款诈骗打击行动收官，全国共有160余名刑事被告涉案，意向损失约2.45亿美元。
行动自6月12日至9月1日，针对疫情纾困中小企业管理局（SBA）薪资保护计划（PPP）的诈骗行为，其中80名被告为新近被起诉；执法部门已取得12份起诉书，另有5名被告认罪。
此次行动由司法部全国诈骗执法司与小企业管理局监察长办公室牵头，是总统特朗普「消除诈骗特别工作组」的一部分，该工作组由副总统万斯（J.D. Vance）担任主席。HSI芝加哥办公室主管特工Matthew Scarpino表示：「疫情纾困项目是为扶持陷入困境的企业而设，不是为了让罪犯发财。」
ICE-Led PPP Fraud Crackdown Concludes: 160+ Defendants, $245 Million in Intended Losses
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 26 that a two-month enforcement surge against Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud has concluded, involving more than 160 criminal defendants nationwide and approximately $245 million in intended losses to taxpayers.
The surge ran from June 12 to September 1 with 44 U.S. attorney’s offices and 20 federal and state investigative agencies, targeting fraud in the Small Business Administration’s PPP. Eighty defendants were newly charged; the actions produced 12 indictments and five guilty pleas.
The effort was led by the Department of Justice National Fraud Enforcement Division and the SBA Office of Inspector General, as part of President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance.“Pandemic relief programs were created to support struggling businesses, not to enrich criminals,” said Matthew Scarpino, HSI Chicago Special Agent in Charge.
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