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Lance Armstrong case could hinge on USPS benefit

But proving financial damages could be far more difficult and the stakes are huge because the False Claims Act allows the government to seek triple damages.

Central Texas man pleads guilty to wildfires fraud

Hernandez on Monday pleaded guilty to violating the False Claims Act.

AP source: Gov't likely to join Armstrong case

The False Claims Act lawsuit could result in Armstrong paying a substantial amount of money to the U.S. government.

Sanofi-Aventis to pay $109M kickbacks settlement

The Justice Department alleges that Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC violated the False Claims Act by giving doctors thousands of free units of Hyalgan as the drug faced...

Mistrial declared in case of watchdog group

The group alleged that the major oil companies had violated the False Claims Act by undervaluing oil they extracted from federal and Indian lands, and therefore underpaid royalties to the U.S.

$5B in government recoveries on false claims cases

Since the beginning of 2009, the department has recovered $13.3 billion in False Claims Act cases, the largest four-year total in the Justice Department's history.

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