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A company belonging to Kanye West received millions in loans from a federal coronavirus stimulus package, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest given the rapper's ties to the Trump administration.
On Monday, the US Small Business Administration released data on more than 40,000 companies that received loans of $150,000 (approximately 120,000) or more under the payroll protection program (PPP). As first reported by the Daily Beast, Yeezy LLC, a company established in Delaware but operated in California, received between $2m and $5m.
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