The U.S. Department of Justice last week announced more than $3.5 billion False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for fiscal year 2015. According to the department’s fraud statistics, total recoveries exceeded $3.5 billion for the fourth consecutive year, but were the lowest since 2011.
“The False Claims Act has again proven to be the government’s most effective civil tool to ferret out fraud and return billions to taxpayer-funded programs,” said DOJ’s Principal Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer, in a December 3, 2015 press release. “The recoveries announced today help preserve the integrity of vital government programs that provide health care to elderly and low income families, ensure our national security and defense, and enable countless Americans to purchase homes.”
Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2015/12/08/doj-collects-more-than-3-5-billion-in-fraud-settlements-in-2015/
Bradford, Josh. ‘DOJ collects more than $3.5 billion in fraud settlements in 2015’. ©2015 Advisen Ltd. 14 December 2015.
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