Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

This act prohibits the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment to the government and imposes civil penalties on those who make them. Enforcement runs through two channels: the state's attorney general may investigate suspected violations and bring a civil action, and a private person may file suit on the government's behalf, with the government entitled to intervene and the private plaintiff eligible for a share of any recovery. To support these investigations the act creates a civil investigative demand power — compelling documentary material, written answers to interrogatories, and sworn oral testimony, with court enforcement for noncompliance — and it shields employees from retaliation for their part in a covered action.

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