WHAT SPECIFIC ACTIONS ARE PROHIBITED BY THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT?
The following actions are specifically prohibited by the False Claims Act. Doing any of these gives rise to a qui tam cause of action: (1) knowingly presenting, to an officer or employee of the United States Government, a false or fraudulent claim for payment; (2) knowingly making or using a false statement or claim to be paid by the Federal Government; (3) conspiring to defraud the Federal Government; (4) possessing or controlling property or money intended to be used by the Federal Government and willfully concealing it from the Federal Government; (5) delivering information to the Federal Government which is known to be untrue; (6) knowingly buying public property from an officer who is not authorized by the Federal Government to sell it; (7) knowingly making a false statement or record to avoid an obligation to pay or transmit money to the Federal Government. A qui tam action does not include claims, records, or statements made under the Internal Revenue Code.
