The False Claims Act qui tam provisions paying Whistleblower rewards
This article outlines how to get a whistleblower reward under the False Claims Act qui tam provisions.
The federal government is paying multi-million dollar whistleblower rewards under the False Claims Act qui tam provisions. If you report fraud against the government you could receive a large whistleblower reward. But to be eligible for a significant whistleblower reward, you must carefully follow some strict procedures under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.
First, you do not get a whistleblower reward for calling a hotline or even being the first to report fraud to the government. You can only earn a whistleblower reward if you hire a False Claims Act attorney (which is on a contingency basis) and file a qui tam civil lawsuit against the company that is cheating the government.
Second, you must also be the first whistleblower to have an attorney properly file for a reward. The government only pays a reward to the first whistleblower that properly reports fraud under the False Claims Act qui tam provisions.
Third, to get a meaningful whistleblower reward, you must report a significant monetary fraud by an entity that is cheating the government. The size of the whistleblower reward is directly proportional to the size of the case. In fact, a whistleblower receives a reward as a percentage of the amount of money the government actually collects from the company that is cheating. The range of whistleblower rewards under the False Claims Act qui tam provisions is between 15 and 25 percent of the amount the company pays back. That means, if the company was cheating by $1 million, your whistleblower reward would be at least $150,000. To get a million dollar reward for whistleblowing, you would need to report fraud that the government actually recovers $7 million.
Fourth, you need to have the right type of whistleblowing case and present it in the right way. The government turns down three out of four whistleblower reward applications under the False Claims Act qui tam provisions. That means selecting the right attorney can make a big difference whether or not you get a whistleblower award for reporting fraud against the government.
Mr. Hesch would be pleased to review your potential case and let you know if he thinks you have the right type of case to get a whistleblower reward under the False Claims Act qui tam provisions. You can read his extensive experience working for the government in the national office that pays whistleblower rewards on this website.
Find out if you are eligible for a whistleblower reward under the right False Claims Act qui tam provisions.
See the link below “Do I have a case” to have Mr. Hesch review your potential whistleblower reward under the federal False Claims Act qui tam provisions. See the below link “Report Fraud” to find oiut more about the government’s False Claims Act qui tam whistleblower reward program.