STATE SEN. OBENSHAIN CONCEDES DEFEAT IN ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, and I for one am glad to announce that the Attorney General’s race has indeed ended in a win. Previously, I had said that this […]
Virginia’s Next Attorney General Should Focus on the War on Fraud
With a recount pending in Virginia’s Attorney General race, Virginians will not know for several more weeks whether Democrat Mark Herring or Republican Mark Obenshain will be Virginia’s next Attorney General. This much, however, […]
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 […]
Federal False Claims Act healthcare prosecutions return twenty dollars to the United States Treasury for every dollar spent
As the state-to-state battle to pass false claims act legislation prepares to heat up again in the 2014 legislative session, a major new study released this week by Taxpayers Against Fraud should be considered […]
The new and improved Anti-Kickback Act and fraud in government procurement
The new and improved Anti-Kickback Act and fraud in government procurement. Today we will take a look at the new and improved Anti-Kickback Act, found at 41 U.S.C. § 8701, and how the improved AKA […]
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 […]
Maximizing a qui tam relators’ recovery
Today we will take a look at one of the hot-button topics in world of qui tam litigation — namely, the factors that determine whether a qui tam relator receives a higher […]
Strange developments from the HHS-OIG…and a few basic truths about government
Some strange developments surfaced in April at the DHHS-OIG , specifically with regard to approval of the California False Claims Act and I think they are worth addressing here. BACKGROUND — STATE GOVERNMENTS AND […]
The National Conference of State Legislatures Identifies the Top Ten Issues Facing State Governments in 2013…
A loyal reader brought an interesting article in the January issue of State Legislatures Magazine to my attention, and I thought other readers might find this of interest. The article addresses the top 10 […]
Overview of state methods for using the money recovered from state false claims act prosecutions
As regular readers are well aware, recoveries under the federal False Claims Act have, for the last four years, been record-breaking. In FY 2012, nearly $5 billion (to be exact, it was $4.959 billion) was recovered in settlements and judgments […]