Federal Contractor False Certification: Federal Contractor False Certifications Can Be The Basis For Qui Tam Reward Lawsuits by Federal Contractor False Certification Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Federal Contractor False Certification: Federal Contractor False Certifications Can Be The Basis For Qui Tam Reward Lawsuits by Federal Contractor False Certification Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Federal contractors that price gouge, provide defective products, seek payment of services that were not provided, or provide false information to the government for the purpose of claiming payments or benefits are the target of qui tam whistleblower reward laws.  These laws allow persons with original knowledge of federal contractor false certifications to expose federal contractor fraud and collect large rewards if they properly expose false certifications.

Whistleblowers can confidentially contact a false certification lawyer to help determine if they have a potentially valid case and discuss whistleblower rights under the Federal False Claims Act.   For more information on seeking a whistleblower reward for exposing a fraudulent federal contractor or subcontractor committing false certifications, please read below or please feel free to send an e-mail message to Federal Contractor False Certification Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer.

Common Types of Defense Contractor Fraud and False Certifications that Lead to False Claims Act Lawsuits

False certifications are a common way that government contractors defraud the United States Government and taxpayers out of large amounts of money.  Many whistle blowers have been successful in blowing the whistle on fraudulent government contractors.  These whistleblowers have exposed defense contractor fraud that put our troops in danger and building contractors that steal money from the United States.  Under False Claims Act litigation billions of dollars are regained from these fraudulent government contractors and sub-contractors.  Some common ways government contractors cheat the government are False Certification of Product Quality, Product Substitution, Cross Charging, False Certification of Services Provided, Charging for Services or Goods not provided, and Violations of the Truth-in-Negotiations Act ("TINA"), and Improper Cost Allocation. 

For more information on False Certifications, please go to the following web page: Federal Contractor False Certifications and Qui Tam Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits.

Federal Contractor Fraud Whistleblower Reward Actions Under the Federal False Claims Act

The Federal False Claims Act creates financial incentives for private citizens that have knowledge of federal contractor fraud to blow the whistle on these fraudulent contractors. Whistleblowers under the act not only receive protection from the government for their uncovering previously unknown fraud, but can receive significant compensation.

Potential defendants include federal contractors, sub-contractors, defense contractors, health care providers, government procurement contractors and road construction contractors,  banks & financial institutes, state and local government agencies,  and private universities. Whistleblowers often include current and former employees of the defrauding company, competitors of government contractors and public interest groups.

Qui tam actions typically revolve around false certifications that are either directly or indirectly presented to the Government for "payment or approval." These false claims can be generated through the submission of false bills, records, statements or other representations made to the Government.

There are several types of Qui Tam claims covered under the False Claims Act:

• Mischarging or overcharging for goods or services.
• Improper price data and the request for payment for services never provided.
• Holding government property for fraudulent purposes.
• Avoiding payment of a debt to the government because of illegal reasons.
• Knowingly providing the government with defective or dangerous products that were falsely certified.
• Falsely certifying information for the entitlement of benefits.
• Having any false claim paid by the government.

The mischarging case is the most common type of qui tam case filed. Mischarging cases generally involve filing false claims for goods or services that were not provided or delivered. A common mischarging scenario is employee labor charged to a government contract not worked on. Other common mischarging schemes are claims made to the Government for medical services not rendered or for services performed by an attending physician when the service was actually performed by a nurse or other provider that should have been billed at a lower rate.

For more information on seeking a whistleblower reward for exposing a fraudulent federal contractor or subcontractor committing false certifications, please read below or please feel free to send an e-mail message to Federal Contractor False Certification Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer.