The Government is entitled to the following under the civil
False Claims Act:
1) A civil penalty of $5,000 to $10,000 per false claim.
2) Actual Damages.
3) All costs incurred by the
Government to recover damages or penalties.
Additionally, the $5,000 to $10,000 civil penalty provisions now
increase with inflation. Currently, the civil penalties are now
slightly more than the original 1986 provisions of $5,000 to
$10,000 per false claim.
Total damages usually exceed $ 1 million in most successful False Claims Act cases that
result in money or some other recovery for the Government.
