This year’s Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries exhibit the False Claim Act’s (FCA) enduring ability to combat corporate misconduct across distinct industries. In 2022, the United States recovered hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds falsely obtained by defendants through bribery and bid-rigging schemes, mortgage underwriting fraud, fraudulent loan applications, fraud in the energy sector, and an array of contracting fraud schemes including manipulating small business set-aside contracts, misrepresenting compliance with cybersecurity requirements, overbilling on government contracts, and selling the government substandard products and services.
Although healthcare matters represent the majority of FCA dollars recovered, the list below reminds us that fraud on the government extends far beyond the healthcare arena. This year’s list encompasses over two hundred million dollars in recoveries from just ten of 2022’s non-healthcare FCA recoveries. With this list, we commemorate the whistleblowers and government officials who have worked tirelessly to bring the fraudulent schemes highlighted below to light and ensure these companies are held accountable. We also commend other whistleblowers who exposed fraud in 2022, as well as future whistleblowers who will uncover ever-developing misconduct.
- TriMark USA, LLC – $48.5 Million. In an action initiated by a whistleblower, the country’s largest provider of design services, equipment, and supplies to the...
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