Two women from the Kansas City metropolitan area indicted for fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri announced that a federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Alyshia Smith, 33, of Kansas City, and Michelle Green, 36, of Grandview, Mo., in separate sealed indictments returned on August 26, 2026 and unsealed after their initial appearances. Smith's indictment alleges that she submitted a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program application and received a loan of $20,415, which the Small Business Administration later forgave. Green's indictment alleges that she submitted two fraudulent applications and received loans totaling $34,997. The SBA Office of Inspector General investigated.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two women from the Kansas City metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their receipt of fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Alyshia Smith, 33, of Kansas City, and Michelle Green, 36, of Grandview, Mo., were charged in separate sealed indictments returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on August 26, 2026. These indictments were unsealed following the initial appearances of these individuals in court this week. This is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of President Donald Trump and through the establishment of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. Smith’s indictment alleges that she submitted a fraudulent application for a PPP loan and received a loan in the amount of $20,415, which was later forgiven by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Green’s indictment alleges that she submitted two fraudulent applications for PPP loans and received loans totaling $34,997. The charges contained in these indictments are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence. These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Wagner. They were investigated by the SBA Office of Inspector General. National Fraud Enforcement Division On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”). The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.

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