The US Justice Department recovered more than $6.8 billion under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2025, the highest single-year recovery since the fraud-fighting tool became law in 1863, according to the DOJ’s annual report.
The report also said whistleblowers filed 1,297 suits in the same timeframe, the highest number in a single year, up from a then-record 980 suits in fiscal year 2024. Of the $6.8 billion recovered, more than $5.3 billion came from reported settlements and judgments from earlier-filed whistleblower suits, the DOJ’s announcement said.
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