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 […]
A lesson in what not to do if you want to be a qui tam relator…or “Mr. Schroeder, I am thinking the corporate culture is going to change a little bit for you.”
A lesson in what not to do if you want to be a qui tam relator For over five years now I have been blogging about qui tam litigation in Virginia and elsewhere. […]
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 […]
Checking in on the 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General…
Checking in on the 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General… The 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General seems to have been uneventful so far, at least when compared with the 2009 primaries. The […]
A Happy Belated Birthday for the federal False Claims Act!
I had a five-day jury trial last week (i.e., March 4-8) so I apologize for missing the 150th birthday of the federal false claims act on March 2, 2013. I received the […]
Updates from Annapolis — House of Delegates Committee Hears Testimony on the Maryland False Claims Act of 2013
On Wednesday of this week I went to Annapolis to testify in support of Maryland House of Delegates Bill HB509, the Maryland False Claims Act of 2013. I was joined by a […]
The National Conference of State Legislatures Identifies the Top Ten Issues Facing State Governments in 2013…
A loyal reader brought an interesting article in the January issue of State Legislatures Magazine to my attention, and I thought other readers might find this of interest. The article addresses the top 10 […]
K&G Law Group takes Second Place in the Annual Virginia Lawyers Weekly feature “Top Settlements for 2012”
K&G Law Group takes Second Place in the Annual Virginia Lawyers Weekly feature “Top Settlements for 2012” I am pleased to announce that according to Virginia Lawyers Weekly the $18.1 million settlement last year in U.S. ex rel Chao v. Calnet, […]