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State False Claims

The False Claims Act is a federal law that allows people who are not associated with the government to file actions and bring litigation against federal contractors claiming fraud against the government. The act of filing such complaints is informally called "whistleblowing." People filing under the Act stand to receive a portion (usually between 15 and 25 percent) of any recovered damages. The Act provides a legal avenue for citizens to counteract fraudulent billings turned in to the government. Claims under the law are generally filed by people who have insider knowledge of false claims or company misconduct typically involved with health care, military, or other government spending programs. The government has recovered over $25 billion dollars since 1986.

In addition to the federal false claims act, 26 states plus Washington DC have false claims acts in place on the state level. Click on any of the states below to find out more information on the state false claims laws and statutes.

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