Justice Department Recovers Over $4.7 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2016

DOJ press release (14 Dec 2016) on FY2016 FCA recoveries: more than $4.7 billion (third highest); $31.3 billion since FY2009 (yearly average nearly $4 billion, not recorded); 60% of recoveries since 1986 in the last eight years; health care $2.5 billion, $19.3 billion since January 2009 (57% of health care recoveries since 1986); drugs and devices $1.2 billion; hospitals and outpatient clinics $360 million; nursing homes more than $160 million; housing and mortgage nearly $1.7 billion (also printed as $1.6 billion), more than $7 billion since January 2009; customs $50 million; relator up to 30%; 702 qui tam suits ("13.5 new cases every week", an average, not recorded); qui tam recoveries $2.9 billion, nearly $24 billion since January 2009; whistleblower awards $519 million, more than $4 billion since January 2009. Named settlements, none linked to a qui tam suit or relator in this release (not cases): Wyeth/Pfizer $784.6 million ($413.2 million federal, $371.4 million state), Novartis $390 million ($306.9 million federal), Tenet $244.2 million (+ $123.7 million state, $145 million forfeited), Millennium Health $260 million, RehabCare/Kindred $125 million, Wells Fargo $1.2 billion, Freedom Mortgage $113 million, BP $82.6 million, L-3 EOTech $25.6 million, Education Management $52.6 million, Dr. Qamar $2 million plus $5.3 million suspended funds (linked to qui tam suits only in the FY2015 release), and ten individuals held personally liable (Hepburn $10.3 million to Scappa $250,000). Already in the data: 7 observations. Added: 1 rule, 11 observations. 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): 20 cases (20 settlements). Amounts as printed (lower/upper bounds and global vs civil parts explained in notes); individuals only where named by the agency as parties.