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Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
Department of Education OIG
Puerto Rico Department of Education’s Use of ARP ESSER Funds to Measure Student Academic Progress
Congress passed three coronavirus relief acts within a 1-year period that provided more than $275 billion for an Education Stabilization Fund to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus, including $189.5 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) provided $122 billion for ESSER to help State educational agencies (SEA) and local educational agencies (LEA) safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on students. Ensuring that ARP ESSER funds are used...
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OIG
DOJ Press Release: Sacramento Woman Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Benefit Fraud Scheme During Pandemic
Consumer Product Safety Commission OIG
Results of Pandemic Relief Fraud Investigations at the CPSC
In June 2024, at our request, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) found and provided us 36 matches for U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) employees who were connected to federal government pandemic relief loans. Pursuant to the commitment of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to fostering and promoting accountability and integrity in government, we undertook an investigation into the 36 matches to determine the appropriateness of these employees receiving pandemic relief loans. Specifically, we sought to detect fraud in these pandemic relief loans.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OIG
DOJ Press Release: Ponte Vedra Beach Man Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme Involving COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Small Business Administration OIG
Eligibility of PPP Loans Exceeding Maximum Size Standards
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this Evaluation Report to determine whether the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) made Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in accordance with program size standards. This is a follow-up to our earlier report which identified 355 PPP loans that likely exceeded the maximum size standard and may have been erroneously approved. Based on updated data analysis, we identified that 79 of those 355 loans still appeared to exceed the maximum size standard. Our objective was to determine whether PPP loans were made in accordance with program...