Miami Criminal Defense Law Blog

Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program

On Behalf of Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi, P.A. | Jul 27, 2020 | PPP Loan Fraud

May 14, 2020 was the deadline for “undeserving recipients” to return funds received by the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) with no repercussions. Beginning on May 15, 2020, the IRS and the small business administration (SBA) began auditing many of those PPP loans....

The First Step Act: compassionate release under COVID-19

On Behalf of Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi, P.A. | Jul 22, 2020 | Criminal Defense

The First Step Act was signed into law on December 21, 2018. Even though it is now over a year old, the Act is more important than ever because it makes it possible for virtually all federal inmates to be eligible for compassionate release due to the COVID-19...