An inside look at False Claims Act enforcement
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2019-02-01T16:15:00
Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox in remarks this week offered some key insight into the Department of Justice’s enforcement principles, policies, and perspectives that guide its False Claims Act enforcement.
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