Petra Niedermayerova and Lucas Rozendaal contributed to this report.
Both government agencies and whistleblowers are leveraging rapidly advancing AI technologies, reshaping the False Claims Act enforcement landscape. Organizations should adapt by developing equally cutting-edge strategies to guard against enforcement actions or, ideally, prevent issues from developing in the first place, write Stefan Boedeker and Okem Nwogu of StoneTurn.
The False Claims Act (FCA) was enacted during the Civil War to combat the misuse of government funds, such as the sale of blind mules and defective rifles. As fraudulent schemes have grown more complex, so too have the methods of detection and defense.
Successive administrations have expanded the government’s capabilities to identify and prosecute fraud under the FCA. Most recently, this includes the launch of a joint DOJ and Department of Health and Human Services (DOJ-HHS) working group in July 2025.
At the same time, the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by both government agencies and whistleblowers is reshaping the enforcement landscape. To stay ahead, organizations must leverage all available data analytics tools to manage compliance risks and respond effectively to data-driven investigations.
The availability of an unprecedented amount of information can be leveraged to understand patterns of misconduct by anyone who knows how to use it. In the context of FCA case initiation, this...
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