A California-based aluminum importer and its affiliated companies have agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations that they evaded antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions imported from China for $549.5 million. On paper, this is one of the largest customs fraud settlements in U.S. history. Let’s take a closer look at this case and […]

Data-mining whistleblowers are no longer a sideshow. They’re rapidly becoming a dominant force in False Claims Act filings. And the Department of Justice has a message: sophisticated analytics are welcome, but speculative pattern-detecting is not. Traditionally, whistleblowers are insiders, generally employees who spot misconduct at work and come forward. Data miners flip that model, using […]