Bryan Quesenberry has filed lawsuits against hundreds of small businesses he’d never heard of, joined settlements in courtrooms he’ll never visit, and kick-started investigations for federal prosecutors he’ll never meet.
Thirty-one times, by his count, the Provo, Utah, lawyer has pursued cases as a whistleblower under the federal False Claims Act, alleging fraud by small businesses that got loans from the Paycheck Protection Program, the relief plan set up in 2020 for employers facing staggering losses from the Covid-19 pandemic.
As many as 15% of more than 11 million PPP loans—totaling nearly $70 billion—contained signs of fraud, according to a ...
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