Chicago Whistleblower Lawyer Michael I. Behn Spotlights State Medicaid Fraud Prosecutions through "Qui Tam" Lawsuits at National Conference

Posted By: Anonymous | Posted On: Jun 10,2010 04:00 am | View: 15 Whistleblowers' lawyer Michael I. Behn of Chicago, Illinois, highlighted the success of Medicaid fraud prosecutions under state False Claims Acts at a national seminar sponsored by the American Bar Association. Behn represented the pharmacist "qui tam relator" in Medicaid fraud cases recovering over $120 million under federal and state False Claims Acts. The "qui tam" provisions of False Claims Acts encourage private citizens with knowledge of Medicaid fraud, procurement fraud and other frauds against taxpayers to help the government recover ill-gotten gains and additional civil penalties. Behn noted that whistleblowers, known as "relators," can receive legal protection and up to 30 percent of the governments' recovery. Read More: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4101584.htm