What is the False Claims Act?

The False Claims Act (FCA) lets whistle blowers get first-hand knowledge of any fraud that might take place so that it can be held accountable for any fraudulent activities. This means that people working in different corporations or even non-profit organizations have a right to show their bravery by coming out as whistle blowers and stopping any theft from taking place.

It is not an easy task to bring an inappropriate activity to the forefront. However, it is quite essential to make sure that such suspicious activities are reported and only insiders can do so because they have easy access to information about what is going on in an organization.

Atlanta False Claims Act Attorneys help their clients in the process of getting justice to their employers. The idea is to represent such whistle blowers in qui tam litigation. The FCA gives the lawyer the power to protect the whistle blower who has brought the fraud to light, while the attorney is simultaneously spending time on prosecuting the fraudulent activity.

Our team of legal advisors and attorneys aim to provide the best way of helping the whistle blowers throughout the case by guiding them at each step of how to go about the legal procedure. You do not have to worry about how big of a corporation you are reporting, we defend our clients by going out of our way but, within the legal framework.

So, how does the FCA actually work?

Any person or an organization can be charged with the FCA. The act is not only limited to a government or non-governmental organization. It can also include local entities like a municipal corporation or a country.

Here is when you can be held liable under the act:

1.       If you have wrongfully, on purpose, submitted a false claim to a governmental organization to get approval for receiving money.

2.       If you force another person to wrongfully submit a fraudulent claim to any governmental or non-governmental organization to get a payment in return of the claim.

3.       If you are involved in generating false records or statements showing monetary value in order to receive a payment by the local government, including a municipal corporation or a county.

4.       If you use a fake record, on purpose, with the intention of paying an amount of money to the government.

5.       If you use fake statements or documentations claiming the ownership of a property or conceal making payments to or by the government organizations.

What is the significance of the FCA?

The FCA can be called the most significant law when it comes to combating fraud and overcoming fraudulent activities against the local government and in non-government organizations. The law effectively helps in preventing the abuse of money in such cases. The reason why this law is so dependent on its whistle blowers is because federal governments do not usually have any specific team for bringing such suspicious activities to light.

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