SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AWAY: THE ON-GOING SAGA OF MR. MCCANN AND HIS FAILED EFFORTS TO BRING STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA FOR FAILURE TO ESCHEAT UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
Today’s post is about a series of unsuccessful qui tam cases brought by a former Bank of America employee. Both cases were brought pursuant to state false claims act statutes (first in Florida and then in California) for an alleged […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration Gets Serious about Fraud and False Claims in SBA Small Business Programs
Late last week the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a new Congressional Hearing Memo from this week points out, the government actively seeks — and indeed relies on — private citizens to come forward with evidence of fraud on the government. Such private […]
Remember the civil investigative demand served on UVa ?
This week Julian Walker over at The Virginian-Pilot brought us all up to date on an old story–namely the civil investigative demand served by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on the University of Virginia. As readers may recall, Attorney General Cuccinelli, in a […]
Introducing a Dynamic New Tool from HHS-OIG
The folks at the Department of Health and Human Services (Office of the Inspector General) unveiled this snazzy new interactive map this week. Ever wonder how much federal money Kansas or New Mexico get for Medicaid? Well, here is your answer…
A Giant Leap Forward for Virginia Courts….
The Virginia Lawyers Weekly blog has an important post today about the
Can Violations of the Davis-Bacon Act Trigger Liability Under the False Claims Act?
Today’s post is about the Davis-Bacon Act and whether the failure to pay Davis-Bacon wages triggers liability under the federal False Claims Act. This is in response to a conversation I had recently with a fellow Virginia lawyer who asked […]
Review of the 2011 Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference & Awards Dinner
Last week was the Eleventh Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund and it was, as usual, quite an 25 Years of the Modern False Claims Act.It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the changes that occurred 25 years ago in […]
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Dedicates Resources to the Fight Against Fraud
At long last, the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is starting to get some media attention…Jim Nolan over the at Richmond Times Dispatch put together an excellent article this week about the Attorney General’s efforts to fight fraud. Stay tuned folks, […]
A Look at the Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
One loyal reader recently pointed out that this blog might have unintentionally drifted from one of its stated goals–namely, to give practice examples of the myriad situations in which Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act might be useful. Today’s example concerns […]
News This Week: New York State Applies a New Model to False Claims Act Enforcement
This week WSJ reporter Carrick Mollenkamp authored a first-rate piece on New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his leadership in state false claims act prosecutions. In particular, Schneiderman appears to be leading the pack of state Attorney Generals investigating and/or […]