Logistics company agrees to pay $2.36 million to resolve claims it was too large to receive a PPP loan

A logistics and transportation company has agreed to pay millions to settle claims that it improperly obtained a COVID-19 business loan from the federal government.

On August 18, 2026, officials announced that ID Logistics US, Inc. (IDUSA) agreed to pay $2,362,360 to resolve allegations that the company obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan it was ineligible to receive.

PPP loans were issued to small businesses to help them make payroll and cover other expenses during the period of economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, “IDUSA submitted an application for a PPP loan certifying that, together with its affiliates, it had fewer than 500 employees, when, with affiliate entities counted, it had more than 500 employees and was therefore not eligible for the PPP loan.”

IDUSA is a subsidiary of the French company ID Logistics Group SA, which has “in addition to IDUSA, at least fifteen other affiliated companies around the world.”

“Whether an applicant qualified as a small business was determined, in part, by assessing the number of employees of the business, including any domestic and foreign affiliates,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Officials say that IDUSA fully cooperated with authorities in the investigation.

The investigation into the PPP loan began with lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions False Claims Act, which allows a whistleblower to file a complaint on behalf of the U.S. government and then share a portion of the settlement amount. In this case, the whistleblower will receive $236,236.

“The SBA is committed to rooting out every dollar of PPP fraud,” said Wendell Davis, SBA General Counsel. “Alongside the US Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the agency will aggressively pursue bad actors to hold them accountable and recover pandemic relief funds improperly obtained from the program.”