Civil Fraud attorneys litigate many of the Division's cases that have the highest monetary stakes.  Working with the U.S. Attorneys' offices, Branch attorneys recover hundreds of millions of dollars each year from individuals and corporations who have defrauded the government through federal contracts, Medicare and other federal health insurance programs, subsidies, grants, and  loans ‑‑ wherever the government's money is at stake.  A primary source for the section's cases are actions filed by whistle‑blowers pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  

Example of our practice

HCA (formerly Columbia/HCA), the largest for-profit hospital chain in the country, has been the subject of one of the most significant health care fraud investigations ever launched by the Government.  DOJ attorneys pursued Government initiated claims as well as numerous qui tam actions in multi-district litigation alleging that HCA had fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal health insurance programs for outpatient laboratory, inpatient, and home health services; had inflated hospital cost reports; and had paid illegal kickbacks.  The Government reached a partial settlement with HCA in December 2000 for $745 million.  In December 2002, HCA tentatively agreed to pay an additional $631 million to resolve its outstanding liability to the Government.