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IBM Pays $17M for Discriminatory DEI Practices

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) agreed to pay $17,077,043 to resolve DOJ allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in its federal contracts. The government alleged that IBM discriminated against employees and applicants based on race, color, national origin, or sex through tying bonus compensation to demographic targets, altering interview criteria through diverse interview slates, setting demographic goals for business units, and restricting access to certain training programs based on protected characteristics.

Michigan Man Charged with $5M+ PPP Fraud Scheme

The DOJ announced federal criminal charges against Randon "Romero" Williams, 40, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, for allegedly defrauding PPP participating lenders and the SBA of over $5 million through a scheme involving six fraudulent loan applications submitted between April 2020 and March 2021. Williams faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering for submitting applications under false business names with fabricated employee counts, payroll expenses, and falsified tax documents.