1ALEXANDRIA, VA – Six Virginia-based organizations have agreed to pay more than $1.38 million to resolve allegations that they improperly received Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal prosecutors said the settlements involved Southampton Recreation Association in Richmond, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors in Alexandria, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in Norfolk, Cheers in Richmond, the Metropolitan Business League in Richmond, and the Employee Activity Association in McLean.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the organizations were accused of falsely certifying eligibility for PPP loans despite being classified as 501(c)(4) entities, which were not permitted to receive

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