The False Claims Act is a commonly misunderstood law, but one that offers powerful protections and financial incentives to those who leverage it to report government fraud.
To help demystify the process for becoming a whistleblower and the benefits of speaking up, whistleblower attorneys and Tycko & Zavareei LLP partners Renée Brooker and Eva Gunasekera answered commonly asked questions about the False Claims Act, government program fraud, and more during a recent office hours webinar. Watch the entire session below.
The False Claims Act is a law that protects taxpayer funds. According to attorney Renée Brooker, “the False Claims Act is very broad, but a defendant is always going to be an entity that is getting government money directly or indirectly.”
Some common areas of enforcement involving the False Claims Act (FCA) involve:
Anytime an entity has received government funds of any kind and commits fraud, they may be held accountable under the False Claims Act. FCA cases are a kind of qui tam law, meaning that an individual can become a relator or a whistleblower by bringing a case on behalf of the government. A relator is eligible to receive up to 30% of the government’s total recoupment in a successful case.
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