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, […]
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 […]
Federal Court Civil Cover Sheet Marks an Incremental Step Forward
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has a new civil cover sheet for federal court actions that now includes a category for False Claims Act cases. These changes to the civil cover sheet […]
Maryland House of Delegates Considers Amendments to the Maryland False Claims Act
The latest chapter in Maryland’s ongoing battle to pass a full false claims law was written last month when a special session of the Maryland House of Delegates heard testimony on the Maryland False […]
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 […]
Business owners can level the playing field with a qui tam action
For today’s post — which is part one of a series — readers can pick their own title: Business owners can level the playing field with a qui tam action or, if you […]
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 […]
Cost plus contract accounting and the federal false claims act
Cost plus contract accounting and fraud against government entities under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and federal False Claims Act Today we will talk about false claims act violations in government contracting from […]
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 […]