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Feds want beloved Kearney businessman to testify in COVID-era loan fraud investigation

Federal lawyers say the family leaders are needed to assess whether more than $4.6 million in pandemic loans were properly obtained and forgiven.

KEARNEY — Few figures loom larger here than Paul Younes. The heart of his central Nebraska hotel empire stands just off Interstate 80 — a sprawling, modern campus filled with trendy businesses and sleek buildings. The family name adorns multiple conference centers, even a street sign.  Now, it also appears in a federal court filing, alleging Younes and two family members have stonewalled federal authorities investigating whether the family’s bus…

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Flatwater Free Press broke the news on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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