Reply #12: Triple damages awards to whistleblowers FalseClaimsAct is incentive

[EVDebs]

and the law firm gets a huge amount of that...but is the whistleblower protected ? Bush & co. are busy stripping whistleblowers of protections as we speak.

http://www.taf.org/whyfca.htm

"Under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, those who knowingly submit, or cause another person or entity to submit, false claims for payment of government funds are liable for three times the government’s damages plus civil penalties of $5,500 to $11,000 per false claim....

The False Claims Act contains qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions. Qui tam is a unique mechanism in the law that allows citizens with evidence of fraud against government contracts and programs to sue, on behalf of the government, in order to recover the stolen funds. In compensation for the risk and effort of filing a qui tam case, the citizen whistleblower or "relator" may be awarded a portion of the funds recovered, typically between 15 and 25 percent. A qui tam suit initially remains under seal for at least 60 days during which the Department of Justice can investigate and decide whether to join the action"

Hmmm. I wonder if the unconstitutional funding of military ops in an illegal war being reported by military insiders and 'those insiders' in the know, would that information get to Rep Marcy Kaptur in time to let those whistleblowers on the Iraq War receive 'safe harbor' ?