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False Claims Act Used to Reclaim Hundreds of Thousands From Fraudulent Native American Leader

As we have reported in the past, the False Claims Act has been hugely successful in helping the U.S. government recover money lost as a result of scam artists and fraudulent contractors. The FCA condemns and punishes acts resulting in unlawful amounts of money forwarded from the U.S. government to […]

False Claims Act Weeds Out a Few Bad Apples

The federal False Claims Act is an integral piece of legislation designed to avoid over-payment by the U.S. government to private contractors. Recently, the FCA has been highly successful in refunding monies taken by unscrupulous healthcare facilities having found ways to increase profits through unlawful Medicaid and Medicare billing practices. […]

Baptist Health Systems Settles Eight-Figure False Claims Act Settlement

The False Claims Act was specifically structured during the Civil War era to eliminate the infiltration of fraud and scams upon American taxpayers by way of government contracts. The Act was originally initiated in response to attempts by fraudulent companies found to be double-billing or overselling war-related goods to soldiers […]

AT&T Pays Seven-Figure Settlement to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

AT&T is one of the world’s leading telecommunications corporations, with customers and users on nearly every continent. Unfortunately, it is also in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice after allegations surfaced detailing its fraudulent dealings with the Federal Communications Commission. Under the False Claims Act, which is an Act […]

Renowned Software Company to Pay $11 million in Penalties Under the False Claims Act

We often report about violations of the False Claims Act as pertaining to healthcare billing fraud. However, fraud against the government can appear pursuant to nearly any contract, and today’s article explores a recent settlement involving software billing fraud. Under the FCA, companies holding contracts paid for by taxpayer dollars […]