In April 2025, the Department of Justice announced that DRI Relays Inc., a manufacturer of electrical relays and sockets used on military platforms, agreed to pay $15.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. According to the DOJ, between 2015 and 2021, under various Department of Defense contracts and subcontracts, DRI invoiced for military-grade electrical relays and sockets when it knew those parts had not met the testing requirements to be deemed military grade. In January 2021, … [Read more...]
Why You Should Not Use AI to Build Your Whistleblower Case Summary
If you believe your employer has been defrauding the federal government, your first instinct may be to organize your thoughts before contacting an attorney. Increasingly, potential clients are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT to help draft case summaries or intake narratives before reaching out to a law firm. While the impulse to arrive prepared is understandable, using AI to build your case summary carries serious legal risks that could compromise your claim before it even begins. AI Cannot … [Read more...]
Tariff Fraud Is Rampant. The False Claims Act Is One of the Government’s Best Tools to Fight It.
The average value of goods packed into a 20-foot shipping container from China fell nearly 40 percent between January 2025 and February 2026. Over the same period, container values from the rest of the world barely moved. Researchers and trade experts say the numbers point to one explanation: companies have been systematically falsifying the declared value of Chinese imports to reduce the tariffs they owe to the United States government. Ryan Petersen, the chief executive of supply chain firm … [Read more...]
Post-COVID Healthcare Billing: Ongoing Fraud Schemes Whistleblowers Should Know
On June 30, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, the largest in the program's history. The DOJ charged 324 defendants in connection with fraud schemes totaling more than $14.6 billion in intended losses to federal healthcare programs. Among the cases was a coordinated set of charges against transnational criminal organizations operating out of Russia and Eastern Europe that had used U.S.-based shell companies to submit … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Trade Policies: New Opportunities for Customs Fraud Whistleblowers
On December 18, 2025, the Department of Justice announced a $54.4 million settlement with Ceratizit USA LLC, a distributor of tungsten carbide products, to resolve allegations that the company evaded customs duties on goods imported from China. The settlement is the largest customs fraud resolution in False Claims Act history. The whistleblower who brought the case to the government's attention received a share of the recovery under the law. The Ceratizit case did not arise in isolation. It … [Read more...]
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