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How a York County Tax Preparer Ended Up in a PPP Fraud Case
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Subscribe12 DEC 2025 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
Dommonick T. Chatman, founder of The Chatman Group, a tax preparation business in Pennsylvania, admitted to preparing fraudulent PPP loan applications that saw banks pay out about $341,438.82. Chatman pleaded guilty to bank fraud and agreed to pay full restitution, and now potentially faces up to 30 years in prison. The case showcases the ongoing scrutiny of PPP applications by the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force and underscores the professional and legal consequences of fraud, especially as pandemic-era filings continue to be reviewed.
It started the way a lot of bad ideas do. Quietly. A tax return here, a favor there, a client asking, “Can you help me with this PPP thing?” In the chaos of 2020 and 2021, when money moved fast and oversight moved slow, the line between helping and h...
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