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COVID-19: Alleged PPP Kickback Scheme Reportedly Under Investigation In Westchester COVID-19: Alleged PPP Kickback Scheme Reportedly Under Investigation In Westchester
Covid-19: Alleged PPP Kickback Scheme Reportedly Under Investigation In Westchester Some city employees in Mount Vernon are facing an investigation for allegedly concocting a plan to cheat the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, with rumors mounting of a potential federal probe into a kickback scheme, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard issued a memo to city employees warning that there could be consequences if there is truth behind rumors of a possible scam. "If you applied for and/or received a loan, grant or ANY form of payment as part of the recently discovered 'process' that required you pay a portion of the disbursement ba…