What does the False Claims Act provide in terms of a financial recovery for the Government?
The Government is entitled to the following under the civil False Claims Act: 1. A civil penalty of $5,000 to $10,000 per false claim. 2. Actual Damages. 3. All costs incurred by the Government to recover damages or penalties. Additionally, the $5,000 to $10,000 civil penalty provisions now increase with inflation. Currently, the civil penalties are now slightly more than the original 1986 provisions of $5,000 to $10,000 per false claim. Total damages usually exceed $ 1 million in most successful False Claims Act cases that result in money or some other recovery for the Government.
