Day: April 1, 2022

Encino man convicted for $27 million PPP fraud scheme

A federal jury convicted a California man yesterday for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), submitting false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Robert Benlevi, 53, of Encino, submitted 27 PPP loan applications to Read More

Reps. Young Kim, Ami Bera lead North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act

U.S. Rep. Young Kim (CA-39), Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation, and Subcommittee Chair Ami Bera (CA-07), introduced the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022. This bipartisan bill would reauthorize, update and improve the North Korean Human Rights Act, which Read More