DOJ: More than $3.5 billion recovered from False Claims Act cases in FY-15

The Justice Department announced today it received more than $3.5 billion in fiscal year 2015 from settlements and judgments related to cases involving fraud and false claims against the government.

Cases related to government contracts comprised $1.1 billion of that total.

The Justice Department specifically pointed to several large cases, including settlements with a Lockheed Martin subsidiary for $27.5 million and DRS Technical Services for $13.7 million to "resolve allegations that their employees lacked required job qualifications while the companies charged for the higher level, qualified employees required under contracts with U.S. Army Communication and Electronics Command."

Link:  http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-recovers-over-35-billion-false-claims-act-cases-fiscal-year-2015