WHO IS LIABLE?
Virtually any individual or business who does business with the State, or a City, County or Town within the State, can be a defendant under the Nevada False Claims Act (FCA).
This also includes companies which do business with the State indirectly, such as subcontractors who submit claims to State contractors or other grantees of State monies.
Claims may be filed against defendants including, but not limited to:
Government Contractors and Subcontractors: Anyone who contracts to provide services or goods to the State can be a defendant for a vast array of claims.
Medical Providers: Doctors, hospitals, clinics and other providers of medical services, goods or equipment can be defendants in actions, for a wide range of fraudulent billing practices which can range from charging for goods or services not provided, to performing services which were unnecessary.
Others: Virtually anyone who receives money from the State can engage in conduct which would give rise to a FCA violation.
Activities which constitute a violation under the False Claims Act are:
(a) knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, to any State officer or employee, a false claim for payment or approval by the State;
(b) knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement to get a false claim paid or approved by the State;
(c) conspiring with others to get a false fraudulent claim allowed or paid by the State;
(d) having property or money used, or to be used, by the State and concealing the property or money;
(e) while being authorized to make or deliver a document certifying receipt of property used, or to be used, directly or indirectly by the State, and intending to defraud the State, makes or delivers the receipt without completely knowing that the information on the receipt is true;
(f) knowingly buying, or receiving as a pledge of an obligation or debt, public property from an officer or employee of the State, knowing that such officer or employee lawfully may not sell or pledge the property;
(g) knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement to conceal, avoid or decrease, directly or indirectly, an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the State.
To obtain more information, contact:
Andrew J. Campanelli
Campanelli & Associates, P.C.
623 Stewart Avenue
Suite 203
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 746-1600
