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Mustafa Qadiri Charged With Using COVID Loans to Buy a Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini On 5/8/21 at 8:55 AM EDT A man from Orange County, California has been accused of exploiting the federal program that helped businesses cope with the COVID pandemic by fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars which he spent on luxury cars and holidays. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, of Irvine, has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $5 million via the Payment Protection Program (PPP), the scheme which gave forgi...

Irvine man arrested on federal fraud charges involving PPP loans Published  IRVINE, Calif. - An Orange County man was arrested on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained about $5 million in Payment Protection Program loans for his sham businesses, then used the money on himself, including purchasing Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini sports cars. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, of Irvine, was named in a federal grand jury indictment returned Wednesday charging him with four counts of bank fraud, f...

AutoWeb Reports First Quarter 2021 Results Traffic Acquisition Efficiencies and Platform Improvements Drive Strong Margin Expansion and Operational Momentum TAMPA, Fla., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AutoWeb, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUTO), a robust digital marketing platform providing digital advertising solutions for automotive dealers and OEMs, is reporting financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. “Our first quarter results demonstrate the continued efficiency and operational...

Last year the coronavirus pandemic threatened many small local businesses. Health and safety protocols exposed vulnerabilities, among small businesses, exacerbating disparities among women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color. Many were denied access to the Payment Protection Program (PPP) designed to provide relief to small businesses, creating direct incentives to keep employees on payroll during the pandemic.  According to the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonprofit group combatti...

Maryland Smith to Host Maryland Business Adapts Roundtable on June 3 Company Leaders, Exporting Experts to Discuss Best Practices in Global Business Resilience Through COVID Disruption News provided by Share this article Share this article COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- When COVID-19 halted the global economy, business still carried on across borders. In Maryland, five companies stand out for weathering the storm and will be featured in a Maryland Business Adapts Roundtable, a ...

By City News Service May 7, 2021 SANTA ANA (CNS) - An Orange County man was arrested today on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained about $5 million in Payment Protection Program loans for his sham businesses, then used the money on himself, including purchasing Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini sports cars. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, of Irvine, was named in a federal grand jury indictment returned Wednesday charging him with four counts of bank fraud, four counts of wire fraud, one count ...

“Maryland Business Adapts” to Showcase Best Practices in Global Operations During the Pandemic Companies to Share COVID-Resilience Insights, via Maryland Smith-Hosted Roundtable Event Newswise — When COVID-19 halted the global economy, business still carried on across borders. In Maryland, five companies stand out for weathering the storm and will be featured in a Maryland Business Adapts Roundtable, a virtual event from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, June 3, 2021, organized by the Center...

Listen to Ag Analyst Kent Thiesse with an update on the Payment Protection Program (PPP) round one and two. Plus the latest on the revised Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity  Program (WHIP+) and the Top Up Payments for Pork Producers. Some of these programs are the result of the COVID-19 pandemic while others like WHIP and WHIP+ were around before the pandemic and all the shutdowns that began about a year ago. The Top Up Program payments for pork producers are the most in question as they are still ...

View Comments For Andre Hopwood, owner of Conscious Kitchen, a popular restaurant in Corryville, a new grant program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) might just be the godsend he’s looking for.  The $28.6 billion federal program, which was established under the American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden in March, will provide grants to restaurants, bars, caterers and other eligible establishments equal to their pandemic-related revenue losses...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn The program could quickly run out of money. • 8 min read Biden delivers remarks on $28.6B restaurant relief fund The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established as part of the COVID-19 relief package, will offer grants up to $10 million to restaurants, bars, food trucks and other eateries.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters More than 186,000 restaurants flooded the federal government with applications for money in...