Source document
Civil Division | The False Claims Act
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What the document holds
DOJ Civil Division Fraud Section page "The False Claims Act" (updated 15 Jan 2025): FCA enacted 1863, treble damages plus inflation-linked penalty (liability, not reward), qui tam suits and relator share (no percentage given), FY2024 recoveries of more than $2.9 billion, links to statistics. Already in the data: the 1863 enactment event. Added: FY2024 recoveries.
What it supports
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Other documents give different figures in 1 case involving this one. Both are kept.
About the document
What it covers Plain description of the FCA, its 1863 origin and qui tam
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