When Has a Person Violated the False Claims Act?
The False Claims Act creates liability for any person or company who: (1) knowingly made a claim for payment against the government; and (2) that claim was false or fraudulent. The following activities would also violate the Act: • Knowingly making or using a false record or statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved by the government; • Conspiring to defraud the government by getting a false or fraudulent claim allowed or paid; • Possessing or controlling government property or money and willfully concealing the property or keeping a portion of the property; • Making or using a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the government. What are Common Types of Fraud that Violate the False Claims Act? Health Care Fraud – Medicare and Medicaid Since the federal government spends hundreds of billions of dollars a year on Medicare and Medicaid, it is not surprising that health care fraud has cost the fe
