Justice Department Recovers $1.4 Billion in Fraud & False Claims in Fiscal Year 2005; More Than $15 Billion Since 1986 (05-595)

DOJ press release 05-595 (7 Nov 2005): over $1.4 billion recoveries in FY2005, $15 billion since 1986; $1.1 billion from qui tam suits; treble damages and $5,500-$11,000 penalty per false claim (liability, not reward); relator share rules (15-25% with intervention, up to 30% without); $166 million awarded to whistleblowers; health care $1.1 billion; DoD procurement over $112 million; PriceWaterhouseCoopers $41.9 million; Harvard $30.5 million; most significant: HealthSouth $327 million ($170/$65/$92 million parts; $251 million government-initiated, $76 million from four qui tam suits; five relators $12.6 million), Gambro $310 million (+$15 million states, $25 million criminal fine), GlaxoSmithKline $140 million (Ven-A-Care qui tam; +$10 million states), AdvancePCS $138.5 million. Already in the data: 6 observations. Added: 3 rules and 2 qui tam cases (HealthSouth, GSK). Decision 10 pass (2026-10-10): every named settlement, judgment and newly announced government suit not already in cases.csv added as a case with whistleblower_link=not_stated (the document does not tie it to a whistleblower): 4 cases (4 settlements). Amounts as printed (lower/upper bounds and global vs civil parts explained in notes); individuals only where named by the agency as parties.