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United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud

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Charleston, West Virginia—United States Attorney Moore Capito announced a guilty plea today as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration, and the SBA Office of Inspector General targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Southern District of West Virginia was a key participant in this surge effort.