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RELEASE: Taxpayers Against Fraud Offers Suggestions for Improving the SEC Whistleblower Program

TAF offers several suggestions to improve the Program and proposes changes to the Rules that would restore the original intent of the Whistleblower Program.

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Whistleblower Groups Support False Claims Act Amendments

We are confident that the legislation you have introduced will encourage more whistleblowers to come forward.

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STATEMENT: Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Strengthen the Government's Primary Fraud-Fighting Law

These amendments address legal developments that have left government dollars vulnerable to fraud and have discouraged whistleblowers from stepping forward.

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STATEMENT: TAF Praises The IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act

We applaud Senators Grassley and Wyden for unveiling this important legislation to strengthen the IRS Whistleblower Program.

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STATEMENT: TAF Urges Biden to Prioritize IRS Whistleblowers

"Complex tax fraud schemes are not uncovered by auditors. Whistleblowers are required to unravel these frauds."

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STATEMENT: TAF Applauds Vanita Gupta’s Confirmation as Associate Attorney General

TAF and its members look forward to working with Associate Attorney General Gupta and her staff at the Civil Division to ensure the robust enforcement of the False Claims Act

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False Claims Act Developments: 2020 Year in Review

Along with these major events, 2020 has also been consequential for the False Claims Act

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TAF Launches Task Force to Assist COVID-19 Anti-Fraud Law Enforcement

“TAF is uniquely positioned and qualified to assist with this public-private initiative."

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Highlights of 2019 False Claims Act Cases

Since Congress overhauled the False Claims Act in 1986, the Department of Justice has recaptured more than $62 billion in taxpayer funds.

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A Summary of 2017 False Claims Act Statistics

Of the $3.7 billion recovered to the federal government in False Claims Act settlements and judgments in FY2017, 91% was recovered in whistleblower-initiated cases.