The U.S. Government – its citizens and taxpayers – deserve to receive the benefit of its bargaining under any procurement contract. The False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733, also called the “Lincoln Law“) is an American federal law which allows people who are not affiliated with the government to file actions against federal contractors claiming fraud against the government. The act of filing such actions is informally called “whistleblowing” and a “qui tam” action.
Persons filing under the Act stand to receive a portion (usually about 15-25 percent) of any recovered damages. The Act provides a legal tool to counteract fraudulent billings turned in to the Federal Government. Claims under the law have been filed by persons with insider knowledge of false claims which have typically involved health care, military, or other government spending programs.
As a military judge advocate, Mr. Korody has unique insight into the government procurement process and performance of government contracts by contractors. If you have information that a federal contractor has committed fraud, you may stand to benefit financially from filing a qui tam action.