Qui tam has deep roots in America. Abe Lincoln was concerned about corruption, and so he and his then attorney General implemented it in America. This blog will explore the nature of qui tam in America. And, how the False Claims Act of 1986 is not as effective as it should be due to jurisdictional bars which prevent actions from being pursued, all to protect fraud.
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Industry, that has loads of PAC money, pushed jurisdictional bars. Also, those who lobbied for S 458 are with a big D C law firm , who makes a bloody fortune off jurisdictional bars. Why doesn’t Congress find out how many jury trials, when the DOJ does not intervene, that is most curious.
Also, Congress never included federal employees in the retaliation provisions of 31 U S C 3730(h), again showing some bias in this area from some in Congress, doing little to protect federal employees exposed to corrupt working conditions.