Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Receives “Honest Abe” Award at Fourteenth Annual TAF Conference
Update from the Fourteenth Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Conference: Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Receives a Well-Deserved Award and Attorney General Mark Herring Announces a Major Intervention The Fourteenth Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund […]
State qui tam laws enable states to recover money merely by having a qualifying state false claims law
State qui tam laws enable states to recover money merely by having a qualifying state false claims law Today’s post is the first of a two-parter that takes a look at the […]
Kentucky State False Claims Act is introduced by House Speaker Greg Stumbo
Kentucky State False Claims Act is Introduced by House Speaker Greg Stumbo What was that I was saying recently about things being quiet on the legislative front? Kentucky legislator Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) introduced H.B. 401 […]
Race for Virginia Attorney General continues…
Race for Virginia Attorney General continues… Republicans and Democrats across the Commonwealth of Virginia are bracing for a re-count and lawyering up as the race for Virginia Attorney General continues. Here is what […]
The Virginia Attorney General race continues….
The Virginia Attorney General race between Mary Herring and Mark Obenshain continues, and is likely to continue for some weeks yet as both candidates lawyer up and continue to canvass the Commonwealth. As of […]
Why qui tam provisions of the VFATA and the FCA are vital and the role by played by relator’s private counsel in federal FCA and VFATA enforcement
Why qui tam provisions of the VFATA and the FCA are vital and the role by played by relator’s private counsel in federal FCA and VFATA enforcement As regular readers know, the Virginia Fraud […]
Virginia’s surplus is due in part to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
What was that I was saying recently about Virginia’s qui tam settlements funding government services across the Commonwealth? Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced this week that Virginia has a budget-surplus for FY 2013 in […]
Virginia’s billion dollar settlement with Abbott Labs funds law enforcement across the Commonwealth
Regular readers may recall Virginia’s 2012 settlement with Abbott Labs to the tune of $1.5 billion, which was and still is the largest qui tam/False Claims Act settlement anywhere. The case originated in the U.S. […]
BREAKING NEWS IN THE 2013 RACE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: Virginia Democrats Nominate state Senator Mark Herring for Attorney General
BREAKING NEWS IN THE 2013 RACE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: Virginia Democrats Nominate state Senator Mark Herring for Attorney General Yesterday Virginia Democrats selected state Senator Mark Herring as their nominee for the 2013 […]
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reviews his first 100 days in office…and puts a West Virginia False Claims Act at the top of his wish list
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reviews his first 100 days in office…and puts a West Virginia False Claims Act at the top of his wish list Virginians will elect a new Attorney […]