Seattle cannabis data startup Headset to pay $1M to settle allegations over pandemic-era loan

(Headset Image) Seattle-based cannabis data analytics company Headset has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it improperly received and obtained forgiveness for a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The settlement, announced Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, stems from a May 2024 whistleblower lawsuit filed by Sidesolve LLC under the False Claims Act.