Luxury cars, plastic surgery and more - this is what we found some people spent PPP loan money on

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[@TriRacialAmericana]

When he said “money ain’t a problem entertainment” I started screaming💀💀💀

[@speaksfreely4119]

This is me😂😂😂😂...I literally just wrote this!

[@KelvinMajesty]

Said it with such aggression and sarcasm. 😂😂

[@shootingstar9243]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jay_Rell]

Faxts😭😭

[@qstatus92]

😂🤣😭😂🤣😭

[@latamorewilliams6443]

Money ain’t a problem ent?? Sound crooked from the start🤪🤣

[@multilaughs8813]

Loans to fake companies were forgiven but my loans to a real college can't be forgiven?

[@TriRacialAmericana]

Exactly. They subsidize and bail out corporations and banks and people are OK with it but when it comes time to try to bail out the little guy all of a sudden we can’t afford it or it’s a handout according to people like Nigel.

[@MM-km5zf]

be responsible and pay for YOUR loans

[@originalkingalpha5116]

@@nigelcraig3949 Got'em!🍻✌🏽😆

[@burt3993]

Why should taxpayers pay your college debt.? You gonna payoff my home loan? Hope you aren't one of the thousands of people that got a degree in transgender studies or a degree in a ten thousand yr old dead language.

[@icelyn1]

Well idk anyone that’s gonna put themselves in debt over education🙄😂 when education is free educate yourself. you should’ve got grants & there are programs for scholarships that could’ve paid for it no way I would ever put myself in debt to get a degree just so someone can pay me what they think I should make you owe more in loans than the salary you make cuz if that’s the case you would be able to pay it back with no problem you put yourself in debt for a degree that can’t cover pay back the money you took a loan out to get not worth it that’s a boo boo the fool move💯🤣🤣 there shouldn’t be a student debt relief ppl should have common sense💯

[@DG-kq6gc]

I know know a lot of ppl who got those $20, 000 loans with no business..while it was tempting, I knew better!

[@vperez2598]

My ex used my name to get one of these loans. I reported it but am worried that they will come after me

[@britgaddis]

Same

[@icelyn1]

@@vperez2598 They are because you were in on it now the money is gone you’re a victim now🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vperez2598]

@@icelyn1 I almost wish because I knew too many people making $ off it but no it smelled like a trap 🪤

[@Jay_Rell]

@@vperez2598 don’t worry, when they come for you, just snitch in more detail lol

[@speaksfreely4119]

Reporter: "I'm trying to reach Money Ain't a problem entertainment"... I'm sorry but hearing that was funny😂😂😂

[@Iamcherese]

😂cuz they shady

[@pattycarol5191]

My sister was denied and she has owned her own business for over 5 yrs. It is crazy how this entire thing has been.

[@alvinsavage7701]

It seems those loans were targeting certain individuals. I have yet… to hear anything good about that loan.

[@panama2468]

Same. I applied for ppp. Never got it. I applied for the low income business grant of 15k, also got denied. Wtf was the point of the help, then

[@psilobom]

@@panama2468 meanwhile politicians got hundreds of thousands and we're forgiven for them.

[@_eatyourveggies]

Your sister dodged a bullet. It was a trap 🪤.

[@MochaFash12]

Not surprised😒...Lock them up!!!!

[@207street]

Lmao Money ain't a problem

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Lol

[@vegasnights777]

Justin Grey: im tryna reach money aint a problem entertainment 😂 😆

[@Iamcherese]

😭

[@TriRacialAmericana]

Ikr😂

[@augustbernard3396]

They always come back. I know ppl who were bragging about the money they got. The whole time I KNEW there would be hell to pay eventually. Now subtract the lawyers fees, the fines, the time in prison, and I’m sure that 50k seems like nothing. But you did get to floss for a couple years 🙄

[@brick_housedee6711]

This is such an embarrassment having to be on the national TV showing how people uses the PPP loans on foolishness like plastic surgeries and expensive cars, People on government food stamps even got PPP, Where in the world did you ever hear Uncle Sam ever give away money for free all comes with a price.

[@arianepreston7570]

The way he said “money ain’t a problem” had me tickled.😅😅😅😅

[@quanausher6924]

I hollered 😂😂😂😂😂

[@isaac198428]

That lady went for plastic surgery for her instagram followers amusement. She’ll be looking real cute in prison next to her new girlfriend. Then having to pay the money and potential fines back. 😂🤣

[@chaychaybay24]

They should remove the implants lol

[@Princessfiona999]

😂

[@superduperboyx]

I just found her LinkedIn profile.. apparently she's an accountant and a realtor. LOL. Hope she knows how to act in prison!

[@popularloner4279]

She was indicted

[@MultiKingvegeta]

​@popularloner4279 what's her name?

[@fawnnamorse4721]

I was making so much money working hard and loving life two years ago. Now I greatly needed this Kemp 350$ benefit it's sad how we went from financially stable to hand outs

[@tteotyep8412]

What happens when we leave things to the government

[@VinceEnclaveJohnson]

That’s what happens when things have become much more expensive and companies aren’t e paying their employees livable wages to live comfortably and to easily pay of their debts

[@fawnnamorse4721]

Straight up they never should have locked us down and handed out money, stupid!

[@brittburman9723]

Im so happy to finally see all these people getting caught. . . NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE, and what most people don't realize is that all this money boosted the Atlanta cost of living making unaffordable for those of us who work. . .

[@fallenkeith5885]

I know a guy that bought a house using a LLC. Dude never faced any consequences. I took the high road and didn't make a fake LLC, but considering how much fraud is out there and how many people did, I kinda wish I had It's sad that so many people defrauded the program and got away with it. Media is only covering the most obvious and egregious examples

[@Mountainman524]

All the people getting inheritances that’s free and it’s not fair everyone doesn’t get one

[@monicawilliams2835]

Meanwhile Brett Farve.

[@panama2468]

While the rest of us taxpayers, who actually needed that money, never got it. This is so unfair.

[@babidiva8050]

Been in business 6yrs. Applied because non of my employees could work and I wanted them to have some income. I thankfully had another job. Denied. Second round approved only 17,000.00 could only hold them for one payroll. Thank God we survived and are thriving but I just don't understand how they gave them so much money to throw away...

[@humblemomo5444]

😂😂😂😂😂😂they going get all y’all

[@c.b.5535]

But they don't want to help regular people with student debt

[@augustusbrown5320]

💯

[@TriRacialAmericana]

Exactly. Everyone else gets a bail out but us.

[@MM-km5zf]

@@TriRacialAmericana work like most of us and pay for your own loans

[@icelyn1]

Nobody told you 🤡s to go into debt over education just to get a degree that can’t payback your loan to get a degree think with common sense next time😂😂😂😂

[@VinceEnclaveJohnson]

PPP loans are handouts for business owners. Bail yourself out I should t have to pay for you. It was you your choice to take all of the risk with starting a business 🙏📢📢

[@KelvinMajesty]

Man: "no, ya mama is" News reporter: "no, I don't think so" 😂😂😂

[@Iamcherese]

😭

[@Jay_Rell]

He was in denial, his mother was definitely in there

[@fallenkeith5885]

Dang, I should have made a LLC and called it "Money mcscamming the federal government mcscam fake company LLC" and took out some PPP loans

[@spreadlovenotlies77]

I hope that they catch these criminals!

[@jimmyhoward5411]

They was wrong for stealing the money

[@Raphael0918]

Do you know how many coworkers I had that filled out PPP loans and collecting unemployment WHILE THEY WERE WORKING! Greed and it’s disgusting I don’t wish anyone any Harm but I truly hope that those people who abused the system learn their lesson

[@TNMidsector]

They shouldn't have given $ out to ppl before checking the eligibility. Blame those who gave it and those who excepted it🤷🏽‍♀️

[@theagent7514]

Toddler logic

[@elainedaprano9130]

That would be Steve Mnuchin, Trump's Secretary of the Treasury, who gave it out.

[@freezerbbq-barnes2361]

ATL is something else

[@PR30040Gardenia]

MTG got away with not paying $154k why don't you go after her too 🤬

[@FaithandNova]

Who is MTG?

[@MelandRandy]

Because she actually owns a business and has employees. Did the news not mention that to you? The media knows you all are dumb so they just straight lie to you. I would think you all would of caught on to the lies by now but nope😂

[@michelledelfrate1014]

She is in the protected class of the untouchables alongside Trump - they will never be held truly accountable for their misdeeds!

[@tararodgers3684]

They JUST GREEDY Will Take MONEY JUST To Live A Life😡🤬They All Should GO TO JAIL

[@dextergreen7328]

To be honest, they should go to Federal Prison, and pay restitution fees!!!💯💯💯😤

[@KB-pl9ud]

@@dextergreen7328 oh they will 😬

[@Raphael0918]

I had to take a loan to afford college and people are here outright stealing it’s unfair we do things like take loans for school so we can better our lives

[@davyboy5824]

If money ain’t a problem entertainment then it sure looks like it is now 😂

[@roderickharris6837]

Is ashley here? NO!!!! YOUR MAMA HERE!!!!!!😡🔥 😄😄😄😄😆😆😆😆

[@APimpNamedBigBack]

My cousins are going to federal prison.

[@FaithandNova]

I already know 2 ppl who got locked up smh

[@BrickTsar]

Why couldn’t they just prevented this in the first place?

[@MelandRandy]

Are you saying it’s their fault people lied? If so you are part of the problem. This is the first time anything like this has been done. They didn’t have a system in place to do something like this.

[@MsAchampion]

I noticed that a lot of people have just gone into hiding. It must be the PPP loans baby! 😆

[@Capital1-ji2es]

I'm in Jamaica now lol 😂

[@mitchy450]

he gone 😂😂😂 wagwam homie

[@KelvinMajesty]

They trolling real hard! 😂😂🤦🏿‍♂️

[@georgianativeatlanta9433]

😄😄😄Mann leave them folks alone that money belong to them,since we didn't get the 10 acres and a mule consider us even

[@Iamcherese]

😂

[@jimmyhoward5411]

That's wrong. That money wasn't there for greedy people

[@brick_housedee6711]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@njpme]

Money ain't a problem...how ironic 😂

[@KelvinMajesty]

I know. If it wasn't a problem, then why did they need to borrow some.

[@Jay_Rell]

But the IRS is lol

[@ladiibug3318]

I know one thing. The next time they give out this money, I’m signing up 😅 it’s a damn shame I missed out 😭

[@icelyn1]

You’re a low life

[@SkinniJ]

WSB gonna be on you next 😂😂😂

[@strega_babeharestreets2339]

It’s seems like it only worked for the scammers- how much are they paying for anonymous tips? The righteous get screwed mostly.

[@kirahoward23]

This is one of the reasons we’ve hit inflation🤦🏾‍♀️

[@yelxebi.392]

Wow, this segment is biased. A majority of these companies MAY BE owned by black people...but you couldn't find one, just 1 that's owned by someone whose skin color is not darker than yours???

[@alexisdykes5634]

Exactly.

[@speaksfreely4119]

This might be true..but they shouldn't have stolen the money in the first place.🤷 No names would be found if they hadn't created fake businesses to steal money from legitimate businesses who actually needed the loans.

[@Sleepy__Joe__]

Oh shut up and just see the truth

[@thebraveone5095]

LOL.

[@scot3178]

Imagine if our government was smart enough to investigate the company's before they handed out billions of dollars!??

[@moe5739]

Lmao 😂 no yo moma here

[@Iamcherese]

😂😩😭

[@alexisdykes5634]

😂

[@davidcouch6514]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@marlobx7442]

@@alexisdykes5634 😂

[@Nvisibleman]

🤣🤣🤣 "Money Ain't A Problem Ent."

[@Jay_Rell]

Money ain’t a problem, But the IRS is 🤣

[@6636j]

While waiting for mine, I accumulated a lot of debt. Car payment, insurance, rent ext, my mistake was using my ppp to pay off that debt. The only lasting effect was my credit score being damaged even further, as well as being left with no money.

[@spreadlovenotlies77]

Your azz is going to jail jack!

[@nymelemorgan8074]

Dumbass

[@FaithandNova]

It was money to be used to pay your employees.

[@icelyn1]

that money wasn’t suppose help with your debt it was to pay your employees🤡😂😂

[@_eatyourveggies]

Thank you for your honesty

[@amilton1911]

Well duh 😂 it is called fraud

[@Nofilterstraightfacts]

So they just made up a business name and for money. Now they trying to find the people they gave money to. Take everything the purchased.

[@estebanruan7851]

This should be easy prosecution for Federal attorneys. To qualify for PPP loans you have to have actual paid employees. A review of Federal and state withholding tax returns should reveal a lot of these fraudulent businesses.

[@elainedaprano9130]

That's why the IRS is hiring MORE PEOPLE...and STILL HIRING!

[@denisethompson3225]

THEY THOUGHT THEY WAS NOT GONNA GET CAUGHT UP GUESS WHAT THEY HAVE A LIST OF NAME'S I'M NOT MONEY 💰💰💰 HUNGRY Y'ALL DOES THE MOST NO BUSINESS EXISTED RIGHT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@britgaddis]

Everybody was joking about going to jail n now they are

[@landonbrown9943]

I really think the Feds set a trap 🪤 & y’all fools fell for it lol 😂

[@BubbaSimmz]

Good thought.

[@amanda4realsosoa]

Pretty much

[@dhowto3005]

A lot of people will be going to jail!

[@JazzDimpless]

Money ain’t a problem entertainment 😂😂😂😂

[@jondoe406]

Shout out to Money Aint a Problem Ent.!!!

[@antoniobaugh707]

Money ain't a problem entertainment 💀💀💀

[@teddypainable]

" Money ain't a problem" Lmaoo my people

[@Iamcherese]

😭Lord, please release my people😂😂😂

[@ms.papersack9130]

It's so many CPN they will never find these people. Good Luck!

[@tonylawson3862]

Naw blue acorn made it to where you had to scan your face before you applied.

[@Iamcherese]

@@tonylawson3862 😂damn

[@saralee4297]

These criminals will be caught !!!

[@mitchy450]

😂😂😂 good luck... you pay taxes for 30 years you part of the criminal crooked system so your just as trash

[@LONEWOLF..314-S-T-L]

MONEY AIN'T A PROBLEM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY .. 😳🤔😳😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@spottheborgcat6523]

Of course, anyone with political connections will be overlooked no matter how egregious.

[@ginger6582]

Prison, no mercy.

[@AdityaSharma-oc6xw]

Federal government should be in jail. They should confirm company information before they issue checks. Government is stupid. H they are wasting taxpayers money. All information available but government does not investigate before pay money

[@mitchy450]

same in canada someone took 14000$ on my name !!! and they force me to pay it back !!!

[@jimmyhoward5411]

It's sad that so many Georgia suffered fduring the panda but still those that took the money and didn't use it for the

[@blood55528]

They’re forgiving! Why you in people business? You mad you didn’t get one lol

[@ctconstrictors5193]

Money aint a problem entertainment 😂😂😂😂 sounds legit

[@MandatedReporter]

Amen accountability is required to grow in God

[@matthewhowe3727]

This wouldn't have been a problem had congress sent funds directly to the people in a regular basis.

[@mitchy450]

they never gonna get all of these ppl yall tripping

[@lynette8918]

They did get away with it. If anyone actually goes to prison do a story about that cause I don’t believe it

[@McD32340]

My government steals more tax money from me than those people ever could 🤷🏽‍♀️😫

[@lancerussell755]

Crazy how rich people got their ppp loans forgiven, and poor people going to jail.. smh

[@roberthenderson56]

The Government does that everyday to we the people with our tax money.

[@rrosen7370]

The PPP monies is the biggest mistake ever. I never got a penny of that.

[@Maybe1Someday]

I was a valet during the pandemic. I saw lots of young people driving 100-200k cars plural. I dont think they are getting but pennies on the dollar back from these people.

[@AdityaSharma-oc6xw]

Omg what hell Government doing ?

[@ClarityDetermination]

Go after the forgiven loans that were for a few million, first.

[@DodgerRoger999]

People are funny...lol

[@rickb.1253]

Hmmmm what was the Common Denominator for each of the cases shown.....

[@karenhebert9016]

Right so true

[@BetterVideoz]

My understanding is they don’t go after anyone unless they took large amounts..sad

[@dakotafred1829]

Consider it reparations.

[@MyLifeStayNFaithMode]

When he signed that bill, I just saying they about to do an investigation on him! That's the story I want y'all to be reporting, I can care less what they did. we want to know what the people up in the house in the office is doing.

[@joblow4827]

Free money frrreeeee😮

[@44godson]

Lockem all up 😂

[@kchavanaa3884]

We need student loans forgiven if the government will allow fraudulent ppp loans to be forgiven and forgot about

[@PatriotChick]

WTF 🤬

[@terrancelittle3652]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@smokey77able]

Georgia..Geoooorgiaaaaa..Georgia

[@frankieperson2912]

Really

[@miawarren8735]

She’s lying.

[@damidrew9906]

Mmmhmmm

[@amekiaj8063]

Get all of them!!!

[@McK2Official]

#ENTRAPMENT

[@kskeel1124]

Mostly blacks...

[@babidiva8050]

"Are shown "should've been the end of your conversation. Here in stl the biggest fraud was white... so it's not a race thing it's a greedy A$$ people thing. ALL RACES participated in the fraud how do you think they blew 500m in two weeks. Smh stop letting them race bait us and demand recovery of ALL OUR TAX dollars = GREEN, sliver, nickel, gold and hell give me my copper back too. 🥰

[@lailak482]

ALOT POOR WHITE TRASH GOT IT 😂 I ACTUALLY KNOW THESE PEOPLE WENT FROM RAGS TRASH TO RICHES DOWN THE SHORE 😂

[@JDMSwervo2001]

Actually…No but if you wanna single folks out a lot of that money was taken by foreigners and has left the country

[@Swagtastic225]

I reported this guy's fake ppp loan 2 weeks ago. Why isn't he in jail yet?

[@FaithandNova]

It will take time, they are backlogged going over paperwork

[@Swagtastic225]

@@FaithandNova to be clear if the so called business is an auto repair shop and the address is just an apartment complex it's fake right? The business name is just a government name as well with 1 employee reported

[@theonethatmakesyouthink3515]

The ppp loans were given to Americans. It was not given to Ukrainians for war. The money stayed within America and may have circulated overseas by a small group but it’s obvious that people are going after who they can instead of who they should.

[@verticalintegration5222]

I shoulda made up a business too damn