ID Logistics settles claim of Covid loan fraud for $2.6M

The U.S. subsidiary of ID Logistics Group SA, a French contract logistics provider, has reached a $2.36 million settlement to resolve allegations of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during the Covid crisis. The company was accused of applying for the loan, certifying that it had fewer than 500 employees when, in reality, it had more than 500 employees, making it ineligible.

The fraudulent loan application was reported by a whistleblower, who will receive $236,200 from the settlement. The PPP was a forgivable loan program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing funding to small businesses for job retention and other expenses. The SBA is committed to exposing and pursuing PPP fraud, as stated by General Counsel Wendell Davis.

ID Logistics, a warehouse-based third-party logistics provider with 107 million square feet of distribution space across 450 sites worldwide in 20 countries, had a recent revenue of $4.43 billion, with a 46% growth in North America during the first half of the year.