Construction Company Owner Indicted For Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Benefits

(August 26, 2020, 10:54 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A construction company owner was indicted Aug. 19 in Minnesota federal court for fraudulently obtaining $841,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was implemented as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide forgivable loans to small businesses for job retention and other expenses (United States v. Kyle W. Brenizer, No. 20-cr-177, D. Minn.)....