Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement agreement with Queens-based home care agency Kris Agency & Home Care, Inc. (Kris Agency), and training center Career Development Center of Queens, Inc. (Career Development Center). The settlement agreement addressed allegations that Kris Agency and Career Development Center violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) when they applied for two pandemic-era second-draw paycheck protection program (PPP) loans and obtained forgiveness of those loans.