In the aftermath of past crises, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and qui tam relators have aggressively brought FCA claims against entities that benefited from government spending. There is no reason to believe that the COVID-19 crisis will be any different. In fact, DOJ has already directed U.S. Attorneys to “prioritize the investigation and prosecution of Coronavirus-related fraud schemes” and urged “the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or by e-mailing the NCDF at disaster@leo.gov.”
