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derektanktoday at 1:46 AM1 replyview on HN

Qui tam (and the federal false claims act) are brilliant, such an elegant solution to a classic problem in government (corruption).


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hiAndrewQuinntoday at 6:10 AM

The False Claims Act is one of my favorite things in the world, hands down. Who would have guessed that paying whistleblowers a fraction of the proceeds for high stakes financial crime would be so effective? Well, aside from every economist and financier who ever lived, I mean.