Protecting the American Taxpayer and Defending Your Integrity
As a public agency, you have the duty to ensure that crucial taxpayer money is not wasted and that taxpayers get what they have paid for. Under the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733) or California’s State False Claim Act (Cal. Govt. Code §§ 12650-12655), a person or entity may face liability when they improperly receive from, or avoid payment to, the Federal or State government. The construction lawyers at Herrig & Vogt, LLP have built a reputation assisting public agencies in curtailing fraud through prosecuting false claims.
As a contractor, you may be faced with a false claim action being brought either by the government or by a “Whistle-Blower” in the form of a Qui Tam lawsuit. Being accused of a false claim can be frightening, will call your integrity into question and will require immediate staging of the proper defense. Let the lawyers at Herrig & Vogt, LLP help you defend that integrity and your livelihood. Herrig & Vogt, LLP can review your claims for compliance with the False Claims Acts, and help defend you against accusations of false claims.
Avoid the pitfalls of false claims by knowing what they look like. False claims can include:
- Knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented to the Government a false claim for payment;
- Knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement to get a false claim paid or approved by the government;
- Conspiring to defraud the Government by getting a false claim allowed or paid;
- Falsely certifying the type or amount of property to be used by the Government;
- Certifying receipt of property on a document without completely knowing that the information is true;
- Knowingly buying Government property from an unauthorized officer of the Government, and;
- Knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used a false record to avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit property to the Government.
Contact the lawyers experienced in the prosecution and defense of false claims and qui tam actions. Call us today to set up an appointment to discuss your case.
