The federal False Claims Act is Important because it reduces corruption in American Society
The federal False Claims Act is Important because it limits corruption in American Society As this blog has discussed before, people tend to get distracted by the (sometimes) enormous sums of money the United […]
Blog Author Zachary Kitts Announces Second-Largest Settlement in Virginia for 2021
VaQuiTamLaw.com Announces Qui Tam was Second-Largest Settlement for 2021 The results are in folks, and I am pleased to announce that my firm’s previously-announced qui tam settlement in United States ex rel. Bishop v. Level […]
Justice Department Recovers over $3 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2019
False Claims Act Recoveries Top $3 Billion in Fiscal Year 2019 Last week the Department of Justice announced that federal False Claims Act recoveries topped $3 billion in fiscal year 2019. This announcement of […]
Another recovery for the Commonwealth of Virginia under VFATA
Another recovery for the Commonwealth of Virginia under VFATA What was that I was recently saying about recoveries under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act? Oh yes, that actually prevailing in a VFATA lawsuit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]