Justice Department Signals Big Change For Whistleblower Fraud Cases

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Justice Dept. to start fast-tracking benefits fraud enforcement

The U.S. Department of Justice tells CBS News it will speed up review of certain whistleblower complaints dealing with fraud against benefits programs like Medicare.
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DOJ’s Increased Focus on Medicaid Fraud Raises False Claims Act Risk

Over the past six months, the Trump Administration has placed significant emphasis on combatting “waste, fraud, and abuse” in federally ...
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DOJ Moves to Vet Data Miner Fraud Claims Amid Surge in Qui Tam Filings

Nearly half of the roughly 3,000 qui tam complaints presented to the U.S. Department of Justice since 2024 were from data miners analyzing publicly available information to find potential instances of ...
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DOJ announces accelerated review of qui tam actions: Key points

Consistent with a prior Executive Order titled “Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud,” on May 27, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is fast-tracking, “to ...