The Justice Department recovered almost $3 billion under the False Claims Act last year, and a record 979 whistleblower suits were filed—a milestone that’s overshadowed by legal threats to the FCA whistleblower provisions.
The DOJ’s reliance on FCA whistleblowers is on shaky ground after a federal district court in Florida ruled in September that the whistleblower provisions are unconstitutional.
The FCA and its whistleblower provisions “‘remain a critical tool in protecting the public fisc and ensuring that taxpayer funds serve the purpose for which they were intended,’"Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer said in a Wednesday announcement. ...
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