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Former SBA Officer Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Approving Over $550,000 in COVID-19 Relief Loans

Rena Barrett, 45, of Covington, Georgia, a former Small Business Administration (SBA) loan officer, pled guilty on August 11, 2025, to making false statements to the SBA in connection with applications for more than $550,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Barrett, who joined the SBA in October 2020, submitted a fraudulent EIDL application for $170,000 in May 2021. After the loan was initially declined, she approved…
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thecentralgeorgian.com broke the news in Georgia, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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