DOJ Received Over $2.2 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in 2020

Whistleblower attorney David K. Colapinto, partner at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, recently spoke to Bloomberg Law about the $2.2 billion recovered by the Department of Justice from False Claims Act cases in 2020.

According to Colapinto, the DOJ saw a decrease in recoveries this year due to a lack of resources. In 2019, the DOJ recovered $3 billion from False Claims Act cases.

From Bloomberg Law:

“Based on our experience in several pending qui tam cases, the DOJ is stretched thin in these cases. There are not investigative and litigation resources for the government to meet the increasing demands of high quality qui tam whistleblower cases,” said David Colapinto of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP in Washington, a law firm that represents whistleblowers.