The Department of Justice obtained more than $3.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017. Recoveries since 1986, when Congress substantially strengthened the civil False Claims Act, now total more than $56 billion.

Of the $3.7 billion in settlements and judgments reported by the government in fiscal year 2017, $3.4 billion related to lawsuits filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  During the same period, the government paid out $392 million to the individuals who exposed fraud and false claims by filing a qui tam complaint.

The number of lawsuits filed under the qui tam provisions of the Act has grown significantly since 1986, with 669 qui tam suits filed this past year – an average of more than 12 new cases every week.

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