Fraud By The Numbers Series
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False Claims Act Enforcement: $20 Returned for Every $1 Spent
The False Claims Act and the mechanism that incentivizes integrity by rewarding whistleblowers who come forward with information about fraud on the government, is a great investment. How good is the rate of return on investment? According to a study conducted by Jack A. Mayer, prepared for Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund in 2013 that…
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Looking at $3.2 Trillion in State & Local Government Spending
In the United States, a substantial portion of government functions are carried out by state governments. In fiscal year 2019, the total amount of state government spending (including all 50 states and the District of Columbia) was about $1.5 trillion. This is about 7% of the U.S. GDP, less than the federal government’s 20% share…
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How Much Do We Lose to Fraud?
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Billions Are Lost to Fraud
Today we’re going to examine the relationship between government expenditures and the amount recovered under the False Claims Act. Examining reported numbers since Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, DOJ recoveries under the False Claims Act have remained relatively constant, ranging from $2 billion to $6 billion, while federal spending has been steadily increasing. In FY11, for…
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Billions in False Claims Act Recoveries
Welcome to Fraud By the Numbers! Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) has primary responsibility for enforcing the country’s federal whistleblower law, The False Claims Act, we are going to start by analyzing some key numbers in the DOJ’s annual report. Each year, the DOJ releases a report detailing how much money they have recovered…
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Welcome to Fraud By the Numbers
Fraud in America is proud to introduce Fraud By The Numbers, a new project that sets forth and explains important numbers, statistics, and provides visualizations relevant to the False Claims Act, whistleblower statutes, and the fight against fraud in America. Each day in September, there will be a new blog post at noon with facts…
