Event Brief
Knoxville vehicle parts firm to pay $4M PPP settlement
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
Summary: A vehicle parts manufacturing company headquartered in Knoxville has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations it improperly received millions in CARES Act funding through a Covid-era PPP loan, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The settlement follows claims the company wrongly obtained federal relief.
WHO: U.S. Department of Justice; a vehicle parts manufacturing company headquartered in Knoxville
WHAT: Agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations of improperly received Covid-era CARES Act/PPP funding
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: The settlement resolves allegations that the company wrongly received millions in CARES Act funding through a Covid-era PPP loan.
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