defense procurement fraud Archives - Corruption, Crime & Compliance

26 Jan, 2020

Episode 124 — False Claims Act 2019 Review

The Justice Department continues to aggressively pursue False Claims Act cases. In 2019, DOJ recovered over $3 billion from healthcare, defense and financial companies. The heath care sector — pharmaceutical, medical device, hospitals and healthcare providers — continues to be the primary focus of False Claims Act cases. Qui tam relators initiate a significant percentage of all False Claims Act cases. In this episode, Michael Volkov...

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20 Jan, 2019

False Claims Act 2018 Year in Review – Making Sense of the DOJ Fraud Statistics

Jessica Sanderson, Of Counsel, The Volkov Law Group, joins us for her initial posting on the False Claims Act. Jessica can be reached at [email protected]. On December 21, 2018, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its Fraud statistics showing $2.8 billion recovery under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) for 2018.[1] While this number is staggering, fiscal year 2018 FCA recoveries were down more than ½...