Not many people know what Qui Tam is or what it means. It\u2019s a branch of law that protects the government.<\/span><\/p>\n Qui Tam refers to a set of rules that lets people blow the whistle (a.k.a. Whistleblower legislation) on those who try to defraud the government. The fraud committed would violate the False Claims Act and those who do step forward and speak up about the illegal doings of others are often called relators. The plaintiff\/relator may then bring a lawsuit on behalf of the US government. It\u2019s important to note that none of this takes place unless the defendant has \u201cknowingly\u201d committed fraudulent acts against the government.<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019d be right if you guessed that cases like this are tough to prove, tough to pursue in the courts and tough on which to collect. However, having said that, for those that choose to stay the course, the rewards are often fairly lucrative, since (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not many people know what Qui Tam is or what it means. It\u2019s a branch of law that protects the government. Qui Tam refers to a set of rules that lets people blow the whistle (a.k.a. Whistleblower legislation) on those…<\/span><\/p>\n