False Claims Act-related settlements top $5.6B in 2021
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-02-02T18:42:00
False Claims Act settlements totaled more than $5.6 billion in the past federal fiscal year, the second-largest amount ever collected by the government in FCA actions in one year, according to the Department of Justice.
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