American universities are facing another threat from the Trump administration, which intends to use a civil anti-fraud law to ...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of ...

President Trump’s political appointees at the department cited antisemitism on campuses as justification for using the law, ...

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will use the False Claims ...

The Justice Department on Monday launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will use the False Claims Act to ...

The Trump administration wants to use the False Claims Act, a law meant to target fraud by government contractors and federal ...

American defense contractor L3 Technologies Inc. will pay tens of millions in fines after admitting to submitting a slew of ...

L3Harris doesn't admit liability for the government's claims, according to a court filing. It has agreed to pay $62 million to settle the allegations, including $40 million in restitution.

The False Claims Act will be enforced “when a federal contractor or recipient of federal funds knowingly violates civil rights laws,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says in a memo.

The best criminal justice reporting tagged with "False Claims Act," curated by The Marshall Project.