Top 10 Whistleblower False Claims Act Recoveries of the Past Year

Taxpayer money is ubiquitous. Unfortunately, where money goes, unscrupulous people follow, and will take advantage of the system to unfairly profit at their nation’s ultimate expense. Fortunately, right-minded humans also exist–who call out these wrongdoers. Also fortunately, whistleblower rewards are available to help battle those trying to game the system and steal tax dollars.

How to be a whistleblower? The primary law used to assist those blowing the whistle on bad behavior is the federal False Claims Act. Whistleblowers may be eligible for an award when they voluntarily provide original, timely, and credible information that leads to a successful enforcement action. Whistleblower reward laws and whistleblower reward programs enable qualifying whistleblowers to recover anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of the government’s recovery. 

Below are details regarding the top awards under whistleblower programs over the past year. 

$900 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $250 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$260 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $29.6 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARDS

$48.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $10.9 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$45 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $9 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$40 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $11 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$36 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $7.74 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$34.4 MILLION SETTLEMENT / NO WHISTLEBLOWER

$30.2 MILLION SETTLEMENTS / $1.3 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$24.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $4.3 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

$24.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT / $4.655 MILLION WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD

Need a whistleblower attorney? Cotchett Pitre and McCarthy is one of the nation’s most successful and well-respected whistleblower law firms, representing individuals retaliated against by employers for raising concerns, and individuals reporting corporate fraud resulting in the waste of taxpayer money. For general information about CPM’s Whistleblower practice, see this link: https://www.cpmlegal.com/practices-Whistleblower-Qui-Tam-False-Claims-California 

Want to learn more? To learn more about the terminology of whistleblower law, including definitions of terms like whistleblower, “qui tam,” “relator” (very different from “realtor”), and the specifics of the timing and scope of governmental investigations, check out this link: https://www.cpmlegal.com/practices-Whistleblower-Qui-Tam-False-Claims-California#FAQs

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