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SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler just dropped a bombshell, announcing the suspension of nearly 6,900 Minnesota borrowers tied to suspected pandemic-era fraud. The loans, worth nearly $400 million across PPP and EIDL programs, are now frozen as part of a sweeping federal crackdown targeting what may be one of the largest welfare fraud scandals in U.S. history. But thatโs not all. Loefflerโs unprecedented move includes halting all SBA support programs in Minnesota, from Small Business Development Centers to microloans, and what federal investigators uncovered behind this decision has lawmakers demanding criminal prosecutionโฆ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐
In a stunning announcement shaking the business world, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler has ordered the suspension of nearly 6,900 Minnesota borrowers linked to suspected pandemic-era fraud โ a move that could mark one of the largest welfare fraud scandals in U.S. history.
According to federal insiders, the suspended loans โ valued at nearly $400 million across PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and EIDL (Economic Injury
Disaster Loan) funds โ have been frozen pending a full-scale investigation into what officials describe as a โcoordinated, multi-layered schemeโ to siphon relief money meant for struggling small businesses during the COVID crisis.
But Loeffler didnโt stop there. In an unprecedented escalation, she also announced the temporary suspension of all SBA programs in Minnesota, including:
๐ข Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
๐ฐ Microloan programs
๐ Womenโs Business Centers and training initiatives
Federal sources claim the decision came after months of undercover operations, revealing networks of fake companies, falsified payrolls, and money laundering that reached far beyond state lines.
Lawmakers are now calling for criminal prosecutions and a nationwide audit of pandemic-era lending โ warning this could be โjust the tip of the iceberg.โ
One senior investigator described the findings as โa blueprint for how billions in taxpayer funds were drained under the guise of recovery.โ
๐ฅ This developing story is already sparking outrage from small business owners and state leaders, who say innocent borrowers are being caught in the crossfire of the federal crackdown.
Whatโs next for Minnesotaโs entrepreneurs โ and could this probe expand nationwide?
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