Blackwater Uses the F(raud) Word | David Isenberg | Cato Institute: Commentary

Blackwater Uses the F(raud) Word | David Isenberg | Cato Institute: Commentary: "False Claims Act, a U.S. federal law which allows people who are not affiliated with the government to file actions against federal contractors claiming fraud against the government. Persons filing under the Act stand to receive a portion (usually about 15-25 percent) of any recovered damages. Claims under the law have been filed by persons with insider knowledge of false claims which have typically involved health care, military, or other government spending programs. The government has recovered nearly $22 billion dollars under the False Claims Act between 1987 and 2008."