Concerned that a contractor may be knowingly or even unknowingly conducting fraud against the government?
You are not alone!
There has been a sharp uptick in cases relating to Commercial Sales Practices, False Claims and Trade Agreements Act (TAA) vioations. Under the False Claims Act, Whistleblowers can be and often times are highly incentivized to report suspected or documented fraudulent activities and these cases will only continue to grow. In 2011, Whistleblowers were paid $558,000,000 for presenting evidence of fraud and bringing these cases to the federal government. And in 2012, there were 647 new cases and a 62% increase in settlements and judgments from 2011. Many of these cases are GSA Schedule contractors who simply didn’t understand contract compliance.
