{"id":3103,"date":"2022-11-11T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraudfighters-net-jcyz.usc1.mystaging.site\/?post_type=videos&#038;p=3103"},"modified":"2023-08-11T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:57:11","slug":"what-is-the-false-claims-act","status":"publish","type":"videos","link":"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/zh-hans\/videos\/what-is-the-false-claims-act\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the False Claims Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Video Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Speaker<\/strong>: Tycko &amp; Zavareei LLP Partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/people\/jonathan-tycko\/\">Jonathan Tycko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The False Claims Act is a law that makes it unlawful to commit fraud on the government or on government programs funded by taxpayer dollars. As we\u2019ll describe in more detail in other videos, the False Claims Act covers a wide range of frauds.<\/p>\n<h3>What Types of Fraud Does the False Claims Act Cover?<\/h3>\n<p>Because the government funds healthcare through Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs, fraud in the healthcare industry often violates the False Claims Act. The False Claims Act also covers fraud by government contractors, either in the bidding process for new contracts or in seeking payment under existing contracts. The False Claims Act also covers fraud by importers who evade the payment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/industry-areas\/customs-and-tariffs\/\">customs duties and tariffs<\/a>. This could be lying about the nature of the products that they&#8217;re importing or the country of origin of those products.<\/p>\n<p>And these are just some examples. Any time a company commits fraud on the government, it may have violated the False Claims Act.<\/p>\n<h3>How Does the False Claims Act Protect and Reward Whistleblowers?<\/h3>\n<p>A unique aspect of the False Claims Act is the qui tam provision. This means that a whistleblower with information about the fraud can bring a claim on behalf of the government and earn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/our-whistleblower-successes\/\">monetary reward<\/a>. These rewards can be very substantial, often in the millions of dollars. The law also protects whistleblowers from retaliation by their employers. In other videos in this series, we&#8217;ll give more detail both about the rewards that whistleblowers can earn and the protections against retaliation provided by the False Claims Act.<\/p>\n<h3>Do You Have Information About Fraud? Contact a Whistleblower Lawyer<\/h3>\n<p>If you have information about fraud on the government and would like to talk to an attorney about your rights, contact us here at Tycko &amp; Zavareei LLP for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/confidential-case-evaluation\/\">free and confidential evaluation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn all about the False Claims Act: one of the most important federal laws helping to fight fraud against the government. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3105,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","video-taxonomy":[168],"class_list":["post-3103","videos","type-videos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","video-taxonomy-false-claims-act"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the False Claims Act? | Ask a Whistleblower Lawyer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whistleblower lawyer John Tycko explains the types of fraud the False Claims Act covers, and how the law protects and rewards whistleblowers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/news\/what-is-the-false-claims-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the False Claims Act?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whistleblower lawyer John Tycko explains the types of fraud the False Claims Act covers, and how the law protects and rewards whistleblowers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/news\/what-is-the-false-claims-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TZ Legal - Fraud Fighters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tyckozavareei\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-11T14:57:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/What-is-the-False-Claims-Act.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@quitamattorney\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u9884\u8ba1\u9605\u8bfb\u65f6\u95f4\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 \u5206\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/videos\/what-is-the-false-claims-act\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fraudfighters.net\/news\/what-is-the-false-claims-act\/\",\"name\":\"What is the False Claims Act? 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