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SBA says it has suspended '6,900 Minnesota borrowers' over suspected fraud

The SBA suspended 6,900 borrowers who received about $400 million in pandemic loans, banning them from future SBA programs and referring cases for prosecution.

  • The U.S. Small Business Administration suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers for suspected fraud after reviewing pandemic-era PPP and EIDL loans.
  • Agency data show about 7,900 pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster loans worth approximately $400 million were approved in Minnesota amid suspected misconduct.
  • Referring appropriate cases to federal law enforcement, the SBA will seek prosecution and repayment, and federal officials say suspended borrowers will be banned from all SBA loan programs.
  • The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform scheduled hearings on Jan. 7 and Feb. 10, inviting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify Feb. 10.
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Potential fraud in Minnesota COVID-era lending programs

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers over suspected fraudulent activity related to COVID-era lending programs.

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foxwilmington.com broke the news in on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
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