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Whistleblower Litigation
Qui Tam :: Federal False Claims
QUI TAM refers to cases filed under the federal False Claims Act (or similar state statutes) by private citizens seeking to recover money for fraud on the U.S. government.
The federal False Claims Act allows private citizens - whistleblowers/relators - with knowledge of false claims and fraud to sue and recover damages and fines on behalf of the U.S. government for this fraud, and to monetarily participate in the recovery of the money for reporting and actively pursuing the the fraud.
The Federal False Claims Act is the tool used to fight, for example, health care fraud - Medicaid and Medicare fraud and defense contractor procurement fraud on the federal level.
In addition, many states have false claims acts that may also be used to recover money for fraud on the state government.
The federal False Claims Act was enacted to help and encourage individuals - whistleblowers or relators - to step up and report any type of fraud perpetrated on the federal government or a state government.
For example, one hypothetical area of fraud may fall under long-standing GSA contract guidelines in which companies that contract with the GSA are obliged to provide the government with favorable pricing for the items they sell to the government.
This is commonly referred to as the Best Price. Prior to the award of the contract, and during the course of the contract, government vendors must provide the government with complete and accurate information about the discounts that they offer to non-government commercial customers.
This information allows the government to negotiate its best price, and protect its most favored customer status. If a government contractor in a contract with the GSA does not give the government accurate and complete data about the discounts offered to commercial customers, and if it does not afford the government an opportunity to achieve its most favored customer status for products to be sold to eligible federal agencies, then Company A may be in violation of the Federal False Claims Act.
Almost unbelievable, but true, is the amount of money that the government is defrauded out of each year.
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