The New Administrative False Claims Act Enhances Federal Agencies’ Power to Combat Fraud
The Administrative False Claims Act (“AFCA”), previously known as the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (“PFCRA”) is an infrequently used, but related counterpart to the more well-known False Claims Act (“FCA”). The FCA is a widely used tool by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to prosecute false claims and statements in federal courts,…