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Whistleblowers reporting fraud by contractors in Iraq reconstruction <\/a>are coming forward, reports Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction<\/a>. The relatively calmer conditions in Iraq apparently are a factor in more whistleblowers coming forward, he believes.<\/p>\n

From the $21 billion Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, billions have been lost, according to Bowen.<\/p>\n

“Thirty-two billion dollars later, we don’t know a whole lot about what’s happened to that money,” Bowen said. <\/p>\n

“The actual reconstruction money, I estimate 15 to 20 percent has been wasted. Roughly $3-$4 billion,” he said. Many projects have been plagued by waste and poor design. <\/p>\n

“Millions [have been] wasted at the Baghdad police college because of extremely shoddy construction,” Bowen said.<\/p>\n

Iraq reconstruction whistleblowers may receive rewards of 15-30% of the fraud or false claims reported by using the False Claims Act<\/a>, the major whistleblower law that we have written about often. They may also potentially use the IRS Whistleblower Program <\/a>to obtain rewards, since illegal activity often results in tax violations.<\/p>\n

In this age when fraud and abuse are depleting taxpayer funds, any whistleblower who steps forward to report fraud or other impropriety in the Iraq reconstruction is to be commended.
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