Because they are the recipients of federal funding often in the form of federal research grants, or in relation to university operated clinics, colleges and universities have been subjected to successful qui tam claims in connection with their receipt and use of such monies. Common examples of qui tam claims against colleges and universities are as follows:
Data Falsification - Falsifying research data that was paid for by the federal government.
Fraudulent Billing - The employ of fraudulent billing practices at University clinics and programs to obtain unearned medicaid funding.
Grant Noncompliance - When a College or University fails to comply with the restrictions which govern the permitted use, method and manner of expending monies they have received from the federal government.
Misappropriation - When a College or University uses funds received from the federal government for any purposes other than the specific purpose for which such funds had been given to them by the federal government.
Phantom Research - Charging the federal government for research that was never conducted.
Retention of Overpayments - When a College or University receives an overpayment of federal funds, or realizes a surplus from federal funds received, due to an expense being less than previously anticipated, and the official or local government fails to report the overpayment or excess to the federal government.
While The False Claims Act does not cover tax fraud, there is a separate federal provision, 26 C.F.R. 301, which provides for rewards of 15% to 30% to persons who disclose large tax frauds to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Under the §301, if you are aware of a company or person who has defrauded the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), out of $2 million dollars or more, (including principal, penalties and interest), and the company or person has an annual income of at least $200,000 per year, you can file a formal written disclosure of the fraud with the IRS.
If you do, and the IRS recovers money as a result of the information you provided, you will receive a reward, typically between 15% and 30% of any monies recovered by the IRS.
Please Contact Paul S Dwyer If You Can Help With This Case Email To paul_s_dwyer@yahoo.com
U.S. Department Of Education Fraud
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