Michigan manufacturer to pay $1.5 million to resolve PPP loan allegations

By Erick León

3CON Corporation, a Wixom company manufacturing automated systems, agreed to pay $1,500,439.50 to resolve allegations of false statements in obtaining a PPP loan. Detroit prosecutors announced the settlement on October 22.

The government maintained that the company did not meet the pandemic relief program’s eligibility requirements. The payment resolves allegations under the federal False Claims Act. This is a civil settlement and should not be presented as a criminal conviction of the company.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice: Foreign-Owned Industrial Manufacturing Company to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Paycheck Protection Program Loan. Statement dated October 22, 2026.

Original Spanish article, published October 25, 2026.

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