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On June 19, 2020, the Department of Justice (the DOJ) announced its Final Rule1 increasing the penalties assessable under the False Claims Act (FCA). The DOJ raised the minimum penalty for a single false claim from $11,181 to $11,665; the maximum penalty from $22,363 to $23,331.
The False Claims Act, also known as the Lincoln Law, is a whistleblower law that allows private citizens to sue any individuals, companies or other entities that are defrauding the government and recover damages and penalties on the government's behalf.
In addition to allowing the United States to pursue perpetrators of fraud on its own, the FCA allows private citizens to file suits on behalf of the government (called qui tam suits) against those who have defrauded the government.
Examples of practices that may violate the False Claims Act if done knowingly and intentionally, include the following: Billing for services not rendered. Knowingly submitting inaccurate claims for services. Taking or giving a kickback for a referral.
1. Offenders may be liable for penalties ranging between $5,000 and $10,000 for each false claim filed plus three times the amount of damages the government sustains because of the act.
The Attorney General works to protect the state against fraud and other financial misconduct through the enforcement of the California False Claims Act.
The False Claim Act is a federal law that makes it a crime for any person or organization to knowingly make a false record or file a false claim regarding any federal health care program, which includes any plan or program that provides health benefits, whether directly, through insurance or otherwise, which is funded
The term used when a person knowingly makes an untrue statement or claim to gain an benefit or reward. knowingly presents (or causes to be presented) a false or fraudulent claim to the Federal Government for payment.
The False Claims Act is a punitive statute. For civil violations, its penalties provisions authorize fines of three times the amount the government paid for each false claim, plus an additional penalty of up to $11,000 per false claim.