Time To Toughen Anti Fraud Laws And Increase Monetary Rewards To Whistleblowers
By Joel Hesch

Nearly ten percent of government spending is lost due to fraud. Recent court cases have chipped away at the False Claims Act - the government’s main weapon to counter government fraud. Now is the time to toughen, not relax anti-fraud laws. Fortunately, there is a bipartisan effort to pass legislation to strengthen this important anti-fraud tool and increase the opportunity for citizens to obtain large rewards for reporting fraud.