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Government Maria Young, Sep. 15, 2026

W.Va. Man Part Of DOJ Crackdown On COVID-Era Fraud

A Charleston man accused of a fraudulent scheme related to the COVID-19 pandemic is one of 33 people prosecuted for such crimes through the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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WVPB News Jul. 13, 2020

Ohio Valley Coal Companies Scored Tens Of MIllions In Paycheck Protection Loans

More than 50 Ohio Valley coal companies received loans totaling as much as $119 million through the Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep people employed during the pandemic’s economic downturn.

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WVPB News Associated Press, Jul. 10, 2020

After Lobbying, Catholic Church Won $1.4B In Virus Aid

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus…

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WVPB News Jul. 06, 2020

W.Va. Governor's Companies Get Millions In Virus Loans

Billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family companies received at least $6.3 million from a federal rescue package meant to keep small businesses…

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WVPB News Emily Allen, May. 05, 2020

SBA Announces Another 7,000 Loans To Small W.Va. Businesses

Following a second infusion of federal funding, the number of loans to small businesses in West Virginia has doubled, as employers nationally continue to…

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Health & Science Brittany Patterson +, May. 01, 2020

'There Will Be Some Companies That Don’t Survive’ — W.Va. Small Businesses Navigate COVID-19

At the Rambling Root restaurant in Fairmont, the lights have been dimmed and chairs and tables are stacked in the corner. The bar, usually crowded with…

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