小企业局「NO DOZE」行动落地俄勒冈州：向2,300名涉嫌疫情贷款欺诈借款人发催款函，潜在欺诈贷款约12.4亿美元
美国小企业局（SBA）监察长办公室与联邦检察官俄勒冈区办公室10月28日在俄勒冈州 Portland 宣布，「Operation NO DOZE」行动落地俄勒冈州：小企业局将向2,300名涉嫌薪资保护计划（PPP）与新冠经济伤害灾难贷款（EIDL）欺诈的借款人发出催款函；监察长办公室数据指，俄勒冈州关联的潜在欺诈贷款约12.4亿美元。
两家机构当天同时公布一批刑事起诉、逮捕与民事追回结果，作为联邦扩大打击新冠救助欺诈的一部分。俄勒冈区联邦检察官 Scott Bradford 表示，新冠救助资金是为帮助小企业与家庭熬过危机、不是让欺诈者中饱私囊，执法方将继续以刑事与民事两条线追查、追回税款。
小企业局监察长 William Kirk 表示，监察长办公室的疫情欺诈数据在俄勒冈州识别出约12.4亿美元潜在欺诈贷款，「Operation NO DOZE」传递的信号是执法不会松劲，将顺着证据追责并追回税款。小企业局副局长 Bill Briggs 表示，此次行动由小企业局与司法部协调推进，2,300封催款函发给涉嫌 PPP 与 EIDL 欺诈的借款人。
据公布数字，俄勒冈区政府欺诈专案组在2026年6月至9月已采取12项执法行动，涉及损失逾2,900万美元、追回逾860万美元；9月至今另有10项行动，涉及欺诈损失约3,400万美元、民事追回约720万美元。
本月公布的一批行动包括：1项认罪，涉及小企业局损失100万美元；2项逮捕，涉及逾830万美元损失，其中包括一名曾未到庭、被通缉后落网者；5项起诉，指控多人通过多个欺诈网络造成逾1,760万美元损失；2项《虚假申报法》事项涉及4家企业，为小企业局追回约720万美元，两项均仍在封存状态。
刑事个案方面，Kenneth Burns 于10月15日被捕，其此前因一笔造成逾37.3万美元损失的 PPP 贷款银行欺诈被起诉，并曾缺席原定7月7日的量刑；Afe Bey 于10月7日就逾30.8万美元 EIDL 申请电汇欺诈认罪，量刑定于2027年2月4日；Papa Diallo 于9月3日被起诉、涉案逾15万美元，已被捕并于10月19日出庭；另有4人于10月21日分别被起诉，涉嫌以伪造税务文件申请 PPP 贷款及免除，还有1人于10月15日在封存状态下被起诉。公告说明，起诉书仅为指控，被告在被证明有罪之前推定无罪。
俄勒冈区政府欺诈专案组由多个机构的调查人员与助理联邦检察官组成，重点打击针对 PPP、EIDL 与餐馆振兴基金（RRF）等小企业局项目的欺诈。两家机构表示，刑事部门仍在识别新的欺诈目标，民事部门则继续通过吹哨人诉讼等民事事项达成和解、追回税款。
SBA's Operation NO DOZE Launches in Oregon: Demand Letters to 2,300 Suspected Pandemic Loan Fraud Borrowers, $1.24 Billion in Potentially Fraudulent Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced in Portland, Oregon, on October 28 that Operation NO DOZE has come to Oregon: the SBA will send demand letters to 2,300 borrowers suspected of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) fraud, and Inspector General data identify approximately $1.24 billion in potentially fraudulent loans associated with Oregon.
The two offices also announced a series of criminal prosecutions, arrests, indictments and civil recoveries as part of the administration's expanded efforts to combat COVID-19 relief fraud. U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford said relief funds were created to help small businesses and families survive an unprecedented crisis, not to enrich fraudsters, and that prosecutors will continue to pursue both criminal and civil avenues to recover taxpayer dollars.
SBA Inspector General William Kirk said the office's pandemic fraud data identify approximately $1.24 billion in potentially fraudulent loans associated with Oregon, and that Operation NO DOZE sends a clear message that enforcement is not letting up. SBA Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs said the SBA, in coordination with the Department of Justice, is bringing the operation to Oregon by sending the demand letters to the 2,300 suspected borrowers.
From June through September 2026, the District of Oregon's Government Fraud Task Force brought 12 enforcement actions involving more than $29 million in losses, resulting in more than $8.6 million in recovered funds. From September through October 28, the task force brought 10 additional actions involving approximately $34 million in fraud losses and approximately $7.2 million in civil recovery.
The actions announced this month include one guilty plea related to $1 million in SBA losses; two arrests involving more than $8.3 million in losses, including a previously wanted fugitive; five indictments charging individuals with over $17.6 million in losses across multiple fraud networks; and two False Claims Act matters involving four businesses, resulting in approximately $7.2 million in recovery to the SBA, both still under seal.
Among the criminal cases, Kenneth Burns was arrested on October 15 after failing to appear for a July 7 sentencing in a PPP bank fraud case causing more than $373,000 in losses; Afe Bey pleaded guilty on October 7 to wire fraud over EIDL applications totaling more than $308,000, with sentencing set for February 4, 2027; Papa Diallo was indicted on September 3 over more than $150,000 and was arrested and appeared in court on October 19; four others were indicted on October 21 over PPP applications using fabricated tax documents, and one additional individual was indicted under seal on October 15. An indictment is only an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The District of Oregon's Government Fraud Task Force brings together investigators and Assistant U.S. Attorneys from multiple agencies to combat fraud involving federal pandemic relief programs, focusing on SBA programs including the PPP, EIDL and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). The offices said the Criminal Division continues to identify new fraud targets, while the Civil Division pursues qui tam and other civil matters to secure settlements and recover taxpayer dollars.
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图片来源：图：位于 Portland 的俄勒冈区联邦法院 Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse。M.O. Stevens 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: The Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, home to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Photo by M.O. Stevens, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
