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Metro Detroit pizza shop owner sentenced to prison for Paycheck Protection Program scam

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  September 14, 2021 5:32pm EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - The CEO of several Macomb County pizza restaurants was sentenced to prison and must pay restitution after he defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program.

Michael Bischoff, the CEO of Passport Pizza, submitted at least nine falsified PPP loan applications seeking about $931,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. 

According to officials, he lied about payroll, business expenses, and the number of employees he had. He also used fabricated tax documents and fraudulently used another person’s personal identifying information.

Bischoff, 60, received $593,590 in PPP funds. He must pay that money back, as well as a $5,000 fine. He was also sentenced to 32 months in prison.

Passport Pizza CEO accused of fraud for taking extra funds from Paycheck Protection Program

The feds allege CEO Michael Bischoff took more than his fair share of funds that were supposed to help small businesses hard hit by COVID-19.

Crime and Public SafetyMacomb County