
Fraud, data collection, and to trick investors Covid 19 loans didn’t have to be paid back if your business was still understaffed/“didn’t fully recover”, plus tax deductions Investors will be willing to give you more if you’re showing them “growth” (like “hey look we added 19 jobs to the company this quarter! Look how good we’re doing! Give us more money!)
Well yeah, you just charge them with fraud. The only prevention is actually making them fear the punishment. Doesn’t even matter what it is, if they know they’ll actually get caught they’ll be less likely to do it. Ofc I say hit em where it hurts and make it financially disastrous for them