Who Can Be Liable Under The Federal False Claims Act (FCA)?
The Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §3729(a)(1), provides for liability against “any person who knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer or employee of the United States Government . . . a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval.”
Who Is A “Person” Under The Federal False Claims Act
Individuals, corporations, businesses, and non-profit entities are all ”persons” and are subject to False Claims Act liability. Although State governments are not persons and cannot be sued under the FCA, local governments, including counties and municipalities, are persons and can be sued in a federal whistleblower lawsuit. U.S. ex rel. Chandler v. Cook Cty., Illinois, 538 U.S. 119 (2003).
If you have knowledge about a company or entity that deceived or defrauded the Federal Government in order to improperly obtain money from the Federal Government (or to be improperly relieved from paying money to the Federal Government), tell us your story!
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Whistleblowers with knowledge of fraud against the government who successfully bring false claims act lawsuits are typically entitled to an award of between 15 to 30 % percent of any recovery of money or government funds obtained on behalf of the government.
In the last two decades, whistleblowers bringing successful false claims act lawsuits have received false claims act rewards of over $2 billion dollars.
Become a Whistleblower and Share In The Government’s False Claims Act Recovery
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