Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit for VFATA claims
Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit for VFATA claims Following on the heels of my last post – which covered the Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receiving the Honest Abe Award from Taxpayers Against […]
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 […]
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE TANKS AND STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE TANKS AND STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS Today’s post looks at an area unique to state false claims act statutes – namely, qui tam actions alleging false claims and fraud against state […]
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, […]
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 […]
A look at what false certification cases under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act are really all about…
One hot-button topic in the world of qui tam litigation under the federal False Claims Act and Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is the so-called “false certification” of cases. Regular readers will […]
Two Virginia executives go to prison for small-business set-aside fraud
Two Virginia executives go to prison for small-business set-aside fraud An interesting article in Saturday’s Washington Post covered the criminal sentencing of two Virginia executives who defrauded the government. I find it interesting […]
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 […]