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- Pending Government Action:Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:Pittsburgh Woman Indicted on Fraud Conspiracy and Bank Fraud Charges
The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the government’s allegations, which have not yet been proven.
On June 27, 2023 the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania announced the indictment of Virginia R. Humphries, Owner of Virginia Humphries Credit Counseling and Virginia Humphries Real Estate, LLC, and an associate out of Detroit on charges of Fraud Conspiracy and Bank Fraud.
According to the Indictment, between March 2020 and August 2021, Humphries and the associate defrauded the Small Business Administration and lenders of over $14,000,000 million dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Humphries, a credit repair specialist in Pittsburgh, recruited hundreds of small businesses in Pittsburgh and Detroit and falsified PPP loan applications of which the SBA approved 226 applications, resulting in loans totaling approximately $14.5 million to businesses, the largest known PPP fraud in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The United States Postal Inspection Services and Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment in this case.
This matter is pending, see Press Release for more information.
Business Details
- BBB File Opened:
- 6/30/2023
- Business Incorporated:
- 11/25/2019
- Type of Entity:
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Related Businesses:
- BBB records indicate that the Virginia Humphries Credit Counseling is managed by Ms. Virginia Humphries, who also currently runs Virginia Humphries Real Estate, LLC. A separate profile for Virginia Humphries Real Estate can be found here.
- Business Management:
- Ms. Virginia Humphries, Owner
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- Ms. Virginia Humphries, Owner
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- Ms. Virginia Humphries, Owner
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