Civil and Criminal False Claims
Learn about the federal prosecution of false claims and the pursuit of federal civil actions to address military-contracting fraud, including qui tam actions.
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I. The Criminal False Claims Act
The criminal False Claims Act, Section 287 of Title 18 of the United States Code, criminalizes the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the federal government to obtain money or property. It’s often used to prosecute healthcare fraud.
Alvin was the president of a corporation with numerous federal government contracts. Alvin instructed the corporation’s bookkeeper to alter employee timesheets to inflate the number of hours that employees reported working...