Justice Department Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2011 on 12/20/2011

Description: The Justice Department secured more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2011. This is the second year in a row that the department has surpassed $3 billion in recoveries under the False Claims Act, bringing the total since January 2009 to $8.7 billion - the largest three-year total in the Justice Department's history.