1. The top recipient of taxpayer funds intended to save struggling small businesses is MONTY BENNETT, a multi-millionaire Trump donor who owns dozens of luxury hotels.

The latest SEC filings show his companies have received $96.1 MILLION

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4. Everyone in America should know the name MONTY BENNETT.

His companies are vacuuming up millions while actual small businesses are shut out of the program and forced to close.

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5. Will these funds sent to Monty Bennett be used to pay hotel employees?

It doesn& #39;t appear that way.

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7. Last week, the Treasury Dept said that it is “unlikely” that any public company “with substantial market value and access to capital markets” qualifies for the loans.

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10. Bennett has plenty of company.

A review of hundreds of recent SEC filings reveals 56 public companies paying their CEOs $1 million+ while collecting taxpayer money intended for struggling small businesses

Here& #39;s a complete list

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11. Let& #39;s end on a positive note.

12 public companies are GIVING BACK THE MONEY they received from the small business program

This includes 4 companies highlighted by Popular Information last week

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