The False Claims Act now includes a provision allowing the government effectively to waive the public disclosure bar. Modern False Claims Act The modern version of the Federal False Claims Act was enacted in 1986 after it had been amended out of practical use for many years. There is now a ...
Thirty-five years ago, Congress ushered in the modern era of False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement when it enacted the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986. At the time, the FCA was a seldom-enforced statute that resulted in government recoveries each year counted in the tens of millions....
A complete overview of the Federal false claims act (FCA) - the secret weapon of of the Govt. used to combat fraud and incentivize whistleblowers. See the important parts of this litigation tool explained simply.
4) Maryland False Claims Act Maryland has enacted a law similar to the federal False Claims Act that provides for criminal and civil remedies for the submission of false and fraudulent claims to the Medicaid program. Under the Maryland Medicaid Fraud law, it is a crime for an individual to ...
Expansion of Federal False Claims Act The Federal Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) was enacted in May 2009. FERA is a major expansion of the Federal False Claims Act and has significant application to Medicaid providers, managed care plans, and their contractors. ...
The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §3729et seq., was once known as the "Lincoln Law." First enacted during the Civil War, the False Claims Act is designed to help whistleblowers protect themselves and the Government from those who seek to commit fraud when doing business with the Governm...
According to the NED website, the NED's grants to different Uygur "human rights advocacy" projects totaled 2.58 million dollars in 2021. The webpage listing previous grants is "under construction," and the numbers for 2022 and 2023 are not available. On its website, the NED claims to be...
On June 29, 2016, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued an interim rule—the Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment, 81 Fed. Reg. 42,491 (June 30, 2016)—that will nearly double civil penalties for False Claims Act ("FCA") violations. The rule impl...
“Everything he is saying isn’t true,” Democratic Republic of Congo spokesperson Patrick Muyaya Katembwe told CNN in a text message in March. Asked specifically about Trump’s claims about Congolese prisons being emptied of violent criminals, he said, “Never ever, it’s not true.” And...
“Everything he is saying isn’t true,” Democratic Republic of Congo spokesperson Patrick Muyaya Katembwe told CNN in a text message in March. Asked specifically about Trump’s claims about Congolese prisons being emptied of violent criminals, he said, “Never ever, it’s ...