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The Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to bring qui tam lawsuits if they know of violations of state law. The Act imposes liability on persons who knowingly submits false or fraudulent claims for payment to the state or local government. A defendant found to have violated the Act may be liable to …

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Whistleblowers (also known as plaintiffs or relators) are able to file qui tam lawsuits under the Florida False Claims Act if they have unique knowledge of violations of Florida law. The Florida False Claims Act makes it unlawful for persons or corporations to present false or fraudulent claims to the state for payment or to …

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As amended through June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, 60 DCR 2064. Formerly codified as 2-308.13 to 2-308.21. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FALSE CLAIMS ACT § 2-381.01. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, and unless otherwise defined, the term: (1) “Claim” means: (A) Any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money …

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The Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act allows whistleblowers to bring qui tam lawsuits on behalf of the state government for violations of state law they observe or have unique knowledge of. The Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act makes it unlawful to present false or fraudulent claims to the state for payment or to …

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The Connecticut False Claims Act (“FCA”) for Medical Assistance Programs prohibits people and corporations from submitting false or fraudulent claims to Connecticut health and human services programs, such as Medicaid (HUSKY Health). The Connecticut FCA allows whistleblowers to bring qui tam lawsuits for violations of state law that observe or have unique knowledge of.Under the …

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The Colorado Medicaid False Claims Act (“FCA”) allows whistleblowers to file qui tam lawsuits for violations of state law. The Colorado Medicaid FCA makes it unlawful for persons to submit false claims to Colorado’s medical assistance programs, including Medicaid. A defendant found to have violated the Colorado Medical False Claims Act may be liable for …

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The California False Claims Act (“FCA”) allows whistleblowers to file qui tam lawsuits for violations of state law. The California FCA makes it unlawful to submit false claims to the government for payment or fraudulently avoid an obligation to pay money to the State of California. Under the California False Claims Act, a defendant may …

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Halunen Law’s national whistleblower / qui tam practice group represents whistleblowers across the country. We have filed cases from California all the way to Maryland. We represent whistleblowers who have reported fraud in a variety of industries including, healthcare, Department of Defense contracting, securities violations, tax fraud, violations of the anti-kickback statute, fraudulent up-coding, and …

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Blowing the Whistle on IRS Fraud The IRS whistleblower provisions are contained in Section 406 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. It allows the IRS to reward whistleblowers who provide information about claims involving tax evasion or fraud amounting to at least $2 million (in taxes, penalties and interest). If an …

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What is the False Claims Act?The False Claims Act is a whistleblower statute. It allows ordinary citizens to file a lawsuit on behalf of the United States against companies and individuals who steal taxpayer money by committing fraud against the government. When the government is successful in recovering fraudulently obtained money, the whistleblower is entitled …

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