Kelly Loeffler says the SBA found $200 billion in fraudulent PPP loans and is now moving to collect and prosecute the cases. She argues the fraud hurt taxpayers and honest small businesses most.
A former CIA manager is accused of stealing public money, hiding gold, cash, and luxury watches at his Virginia home, and falsifying his background for years. The case puts fresh pressure on federal vetting and internal controls, which now look a bit less than heroic.
About 300 detainees at a Newark ICE facility launched a hunger strike over reported conditions. Tom Homan said the tactic will not change enforcement and ICE will keep detaining people.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler says her agency uncovered $200 billion in fraudulent PPP loans, with billions already sent to Treasury and cases heading to prosecutors.
Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should have heard Florida’s dispute with California and Washington over commercial driver’s licenses issued to noncitizens, calling the case too important to leave unresolved.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is rolling out a new federal trucking registration system called Motus, which the department says will use biometrics and better data checks to catch fraud. The move comes as DOT says thousands of suspicious registration numbers may be tied to fake carriers, and as the administration keeps leaning on states it says have been too loose with CDL rules.