Generally, cheating the Government that can be addressed by the False Claims Act falls into three broad categories of cases:

1) False statements and certifications in the course of the Government "procuring" or buying goods and services, particularly defense-related procurements;

2) Medicare and Medicaid violations and false claims, including billing for services not rendered, overcharging for services, kickbacks, and improper cost reporting schemes; and

3) Other types of cheating the Government, such as grant and loan fraud to obtain Government funds and false statements to avoid paying monies owed to the Government, as in "reverse false claims"  brought under 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(7).

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