Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), a far-left group with radical anti-Israel positions, has awarded $678,000 to settle federal fraud claims under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the coronavirus pandemic. agreed to pay.
Ministry of Justice said he said in a statement Tuesday.
Jewish Voice for Peace, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization, is seeking to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act when it applied for and received a $338,817 secondary loan under Paycheck Protection. Agreed to pay $677,634. When you further apply for and are approved for full loan forgiveness under the CARES Act Disaster Relief Program.
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When Jewish Voice for Peace applied for its second PPP loan, it certified to the lender and the SBA that it was “not a business or organization primarily engaged in political activity or lobbying.” They are organized for the purpose of research, advocacy in areas such as public policy or political strategy, or refer to themselves as think tanks in official documents. ” Additionally, you certified on your loan forgiveness application that you met the conditions to receive a second PPP loan. The investigation revealed that Jewish Voice for Peace was primarily engaged in political activities. Jewish Voice for Peace claims that any misstatements on the application were inadvertent.
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The settlement announced today stems from a federal investigation that began after another public interest group, TZAC, filed a whistleblower complaint under the prohibition provisions of the False Claims Act. Claims resolved by civil settlement are merely allegations. Liability has not been determined in the civil suit.
“TZAC” is the Zionist Advocacy Center. explained by politiko as a “litigation-pro-Israel advocacy group run by attorney David Abrams.” There have been multiple whistleblowing complaints against anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian organizations.
Although the JVP is often cited as a popular Jewish organization in mainstream media publications, as Breitbart News points out, it is an extremist organization that has given moral support to terrorism. It is not representative of the Jewish community.
Far from supporting “peace,” the JVP and other extremist groups have opposed peace agreements such as the Abraham Accords.
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