The federal government broke all records in 2011 when it recovered nearly $2.3 billion in whistleblower suits and judgments. Compared to the $16 billion whistleblower cases have raked in since 1987, non-whistleblower cases have collected about $5 billion.
Now, the government recovers $7 for every one dollar it spends on fraud-fighting. It recently increased from a $5 to $1 ratio due to increased collaboration between government agencies that makes more resources available to target fraud and to do so efficiently.
The government is not only bringing in more money from this type of action, but is prosecuting a larger quantity of cases. In 2008, it prosecuted 231 whistleblower cases. In 2011, that number grew to 417.
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