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The newly appointed independent board has been investigating whether the company has misrepresented its financial reporting, including inadequate disclosures and its use of off-balance-sheet debt.

A federal judge sharply criticized the Justice Department’s handling of its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday, saying it appeared prosecutors had decided to “indict first” and “investigate later.”

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She said it was difficult to say why the reports weren't investigated earlier.

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SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler directed her agency in June to investigate the program for similar accusations of fraud.

It said the conversation would be investigated as an "urgent safety review" that may take several days or weeks.

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