The ACLU’s Ill-Advised Publicity Stunt Comes to an End
Today, Judge O’Grady issued his
Introducing the New and Improved Federal False Claims Act!
As I mentioned a week or two ago, the Federal False Claims Act has been updated and improved by the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. While the amendments to the FCA fall short of those proposed in the still-pending False […]
THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT IS REVAMPED FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY!!!!
In 1986, with the budgetary strains caused by the cold-war, and with fraudsters draining the U.S. Treasury with impunity, Congress acted by revitalizing the False Claims Act. Today, Congress once again strengthened the False Claims Act, and brought that Act […]
Important New Opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Addresses the Seal Requirements of the Federal False Claims Act
An important new opinion issued today by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division) discusses the mandatory disclosure and seal requirements of the Federal False Claims Act. The opinion can be found on Westlaw as […]
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund files Amicus Curiae Memorandum in Support of the Department of Justice’s Motion to Dismiss in ACLU, et al. v. Eric Holder, et al., 1:09cv042
Today the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund filed its memorandum in support of the
Fools–or in this case, the Government Accountability Project, OMB Watch, and the ACLU–Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread
A lawsuit currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia seeks to have most the Federal False Claims Act declared unconstitutional. The
News from the Virginia Attorney General Race–Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore Endorses John Brownlee for Attorney General in 2009
Former Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced this morning that he has endorsed John Brownlee’s bid to secure the Republican nomination for that post. Kilgore also announced that he has agreed to serve as General Chairman of Brownlee’s campaign. “We […]
An Important and Groundbreaking New Fourth Circuit Opinion is Issued today in United States ex rel DRC v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al.
Today, the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in the highly-publicized case U.S. ex rel. DRC, Inc., et al. v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al. The opinion is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it […]
On the Topic of Transportation Fraud….
Recently I mentioned state Sen. Obenschain’s website addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Virginia Department of Transportation. I wanted also to point out some excellent federal resources on the topic. For a number of years, the OIG (that is, the […]
Congressional Testimony in Support of the False Claims Correction Act of 2009
In the past two months, two House bills and two Senate bills have been introduced in an effort to strengthen the Federal False Claims Act. These bills respectively are: S. 386, “Fraud Enforcement and recovery Act of 2009,” (Feb. 5, […]