Aug 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) allows private whistleblowers (known as “Relators”) who have knowledge of FCA violations to file lawsuits on behalf of the government and, in exchange, receive between 15% and 30% of the government’s eventual...
Aug 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Healthcare Transactions
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) represents one of – if not the – top regulatory and liability risk that healthcare providers face when doing business with federal healthcare programs (FHPs) including Medicare and Medicaid. The FCA prohibits, among other things,...
Aug 8, 2025 | False Claims Act
On July 25, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion in a False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam case styled United States ex rel. Sedona Partners LLC v. Able Moving & Storage Inc., et al. (No. 22-13340). Eleventh Circuit Judge Jill Pryor,...
Jul 31, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
As we write about regularly, the False Claims Act (FCA) is the government’s most powerful civil fraud-fighting tool, giving the government the ability to conduct sweeping investigations and pursue treble (3x) damages and per-claim penalties. Moreover, the...
Jul 24, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
In yet another False Claims Act (FCA) settlement involving avoidance of customs duties, on July 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that New Hampshire-based Global Plastics and Marco Polo International — both subsidiaries of MGI International...
Jul 22, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
On July 15, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina announced that it had intervened in a case brought under the False Claims Act (FCA)’s qui tam (whistleblower) provisions. The lawsuit was filed against Global Office...