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The current False Claims Act passed by Congress allows any person to file a “qui tam” or more commonly
known as whistleblower lawsuits against individuals, companies,
corporations, or other organizations
that have directly or indirectly defrauded the United States Federal government. Through
these qui
tam or whistleblower
lawsuits filed in Administration, whistleblowers may recover the
government’s losses on the government’s behalf and share in those recovered
funds. Tax fraud cases are handled
differently however. For more information about rewards for whistleblowers in Washington
DC cases or other states
involving federal tax fraud or cases involving tax evasion or
underpayments, you should see the information about the new IRS
whistleblower law .
Many people who file qui tam or whistleblower lawsuits in Washington DC (called the “relators”) are employees or perhaps are former employees of companies or organizations that have committed an act of fraud against the United States government. But any person who simply knows of a case or instance where the government has paid false claims, can go into court and file a qui tam lawsuit themselves. The case could be about, for example, a competitor, a customer, a contractor or subcontractor or even a patient.
False Claims Act Cases & Procedures are unique.
A specialized knowledge of the law can be very helpful in getting a successful outcome for a qui tam lawsuit.
The relator files the flase claim lawsuit in federal court in Administration "under seal.” This simply means that it is not available to the public and cannot be discussed with anyone except the particular government officials who are actively investigating the case. Even the defendants, or the individual or the organization who is charged with committing the fraud are not told about the lawsuit. This gives the government sufficient time to thoroughly investigate the allegations of fraud without alerting the defendant. The seal initially lasts for 60 days. But seals on qui tam or whistleblower lawsuit cases are routinely extended for one year, two years or even longer while the government continues to investigate the case.
At the end of the sealed investigative period, the government decides whether to join, or intervene, in the qui tam lawsuit itself. If the government chooses to join the case, the litigation is conducted jointly by the government along with the whistleblower’s attorney, with the government as the lead counsel in the case. If the government declines to intervene in the case, the relator may still go forward with the original lawsuit and assumes primary responsibility for running and directing the case.
The timing of a lawsuit in Administration can be a very critical matter. The first person to file a case under the False Claims Act for a particular fraud, preempts all other cases. So if you are planning to bring a case, it is very important to do so before another whistleblower beats you to the courthouse. Potential whistleblowers also should keep in mind that the False Claims Act has a statute of limitations that may be as short as six (6) years.
Whistleblower’s rewards in Administration
Under the False Claims Act, whistleblowers are entitled to between 15 percent to as much as 30 percent of whatever amount the government recovers as a result of their qui tam or whistleblower lawsuits filed in Administration. The amount can vary, depending upon whether the government intervened in the qui tam case and several other factors.
Congress voted to give whistleblowers a significant share of the recoveries that resulted from qui tam or whistleblower lawsuits in all states including New York to give people a strong incentive to step forward and take the personal and professional risks involved in reporting a known fraud. Congress also wanted to encourage private law firms to risk their resources in litigating these fraud cases on the public’s behalf.
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