Meant to help nonprofits and other small businesses, the federal loans were redirected to the organization, despite being deemed ineligible.
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In another apparent COVID-19 pandemic era scheme, the Biden administration shadily syphoned more than $90 million in federal Small Business Administration loans to Planned Parenthood affiliates, despite being deemed ineligible for the funds, said an Iowa Senator.
During Newsmax’s “Wake Up America,” Sen. Joni Ernst said that Planned Parenthood affiliates received the funds via the Paycheck Protection Program, meant for nonprofits as aid during the pandemic, according to a story by Newsmax. She uncovered the payments as part of her broader push to probe alleged fraud tied to COVID-19 relief programs and recover taxpayer money.
“This is not an uplifting story,” Ernst said. “I uncovered that the Biden administration had given Planned Parenthood affiliates through the Paycheck Protection Program over $90 million, forgave those loans, even though they were ineligible.”
In addition, Ernst also said officials tried to hide the payments by using fake names in records.
“Even worse than that, they tried to obscure the fact that they had done this illegally by using the code word Benghazi,” she said. “What does Benghazi have to do with Planned Parenthood? Absolutely nothing.”
To be able to have a fuller investigation into the plot, Ernst said she is supporting the Small Business Administration Fraud Enforcement Extension Act, which would provide federal investigators more time to look into pandemic-related fraud cases.
“The time to go after those fraudsters is running out,” she said. “We want to allow additional time for the Department of Justice to do their investigations, to go after the fraudsters, and reclaim the American taxpayer money that went out the door fraudulently.”
The measure has full Republican support and some assistance from Democrats, though she called for broader bipartisan collaboration.
“We’d love to have a little more Democratic support in this area,” she said.
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