Welcome

You probably first experienced the “something’s-not-quite-right-with-this-picture” feeling on the playground. Somebody took something that didn’t belong to them and got away with it. You didn’t tell; after all, you didn’t want to be labeled a tattletale. But the look on the wronged child’s face stayed with you.

As adults, people are still taking things that don’t belong to them and getting away with it. In fact, it has been estimated that up to 10 percent of the United States annual budget is paid to companies or persons who are defrauding the government, in violation of the False Claims Act:

• Some of them overcharge the government for products sold to the government—usually a violation of the policies set forth by the General Services Administration (GSA), a central management agency that sets federal policy for federal procurement, real property management, and information resources management.
• Others submit vouchers billing the government for services which they never provided or overbilling for services provided (procurement fraud).
• And still others engage in government contract fraud, defense contractor fraud, Medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, or other public benefit fraud.

The stakes are a bit higher than they were on the playground. Fraud and false claims account for a loss to the taxpayers equivalent to as much as 10 percent of the annual federal budget. At McKnight & Kennedy LLC, we help to recover these losses. We work with those with a conscience who have the courage to step forward. As lawyers focusing on Qui Tam cases, McKnight & Kennedy represent these whistleblowers under The False Claims Act. McKnight & Kennedy LLC can help you navigate your False Claims case successfully.