May 8 is National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day, founded by whistleblower advocate and former Department of Justice Attorney Joel D. Hesch
National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day is celebrated on
Ten percent of all government spending is lost due to fraud.* Because the government spends
Statistics for the DOJ whistleblower reward program***
- The largest whistleblower reward is
$150 million - The average whistleblower reward is
$549,665 - DOJ has recovered
$40 billion in fraud cases brought by whistleblowers - DOJ has paid whistleblowers rewards of over
$6.5 billion - Each year, DOJ pays approximately
$400 million in whistleblower rewards
National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day started in 2018. It was formed by
- https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/financial-crimes-report-2010-2011/financial-crimes-report-2010-2011#Health ("Estimates of fraudulent billings to health care programs, both public and private, are estimated between 3 and 10 percent of total health care expenditures."); http://www.howtoreportfraud.com/false-claims-act-general-information-and-statistics/ (10% of all government spending lost to fraud)
**https://www.thebalance.com/how-trump-amended-obama-budget-4128986 ("The federal government will spend
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Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/04/prweb15387799.htm
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