Qui Tam Litigation and the Federal False Claims Act Become an Issue in the Presidential Primary
Interesting to note that qui tam litigation and the federal False Claims Act became an issue in the Republican presidential primary recently. Newt Gingrich’s mention of FCA enforcement is actually just one of several recent mentions by office-seekers and office-holders in both political parties of their bona fides on the false claims act.Please note, friends, that…
Pat Burns from Taxpayers Against Fraud Predicts $9 billion in 2012
Pat Burns from Taxpayers Against Fraud predicts $9 billion in 2012. Although a record $3 billion was recovered in 2011 using the false claims act, it appears that many people in-the-know are predicting an even bigger 2012…three times bigger to be exact. Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund spokesman Pat Burns made this amazing prediction in the Corporate…
The Year 2011 Review: A New Record False Claims Act Recoveries
Earlier this week, the United States Department of Justice announced that slightly more than $3 billion was recovered in 2011 using the federal False Claims Act — this amount represents a new record for False Claims Act recoveries in a single year. The complete text of the DoJ press release is included below the break or…
Review of Significant 2011 Events for the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
This was a significant year for the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and for qui tam litigation in Virginia, so as the year winds down it only seems fitting to review some of the key developments. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Back in July Gibson Dunn published its 2011 Mid-Year…
Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey Jumps Into the Attorney General Race
Important news in the Virginia Attorney General race came in late this week — Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey announced that he would seek the GOP nomination for Attorney General. The announcement came as a surprise to most, even those active in Republican circles in Fairfax County. As to Frey’s chances, there is an interesting analysis by the…
More Candidates for Virginia Attorney General Jump Into the Fray
The 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General (which started last week) is now in full swing. The first Republican to announce his intent to seek the nomination was Mark Obenshain, and he was quickly followed by Rob Bell and Dave Foster. On the Democratic side, there have been murmuring that recently ousted Del. Ward Armstrong will seek the Democratic nomination,…