Markham Police Officer Under Investigation For PPP Loan Fraud

Oak Forest IL

04 November, 2021

3:39 PM

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MARKHAM, IL (CBS) — An investigation has now been launched less than 24 hours after CBS 2's Jermont Terry exposed ghost businesses taking those loans. Late Wednesday, Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa confirmed a Markham police officer is now under investigation after we exposed that received a PPP loan for a landscaping business — using the address of the Markham City Hall as the address for the business. The city wants to verify his business, and city inspectors will soon head out to verify the addresses of those who received the taxpayer dollars. CBS 2's report about the unlicensed PP business loans left Markham City Council members stunned at a meeting on Wednesday night. Read more at CBS Chicago