{"id":338,"date":"2012-04-16T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T11:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2012\/04\/taxpayer_protection_false_clai.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:45:03","slug":"taxpayer_protection_false_clai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/taxpayer_protection_false_clai\/","title":{"rendered":"“Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act” Is Signed Into Law in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The nation’s newest state False Claims Act was signed into law today by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, after passing unanimously in both houses of the legislature. <\/p>\n

The “Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act”<\/a> protects all taxpayer dollars spent not only by the State, but also by counties, municipalities, school districts, hospital authorities, and other local public bodies or entities. <\/p>\n

Like the federal False Claims Act<\/a>, this Act combats fraud and false claims against taxpayer funds by imposing “treble” damages and civil penalties of $5,500 to $11,000 for each false or fraudulent claim. It also provides rewards to whistleblowers.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The nation’s newest state False Claims Act was signed into law today by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, after passing unanimously in both houses of the legislature. 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