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The New York attorney general on March 2 announced a $105 million New York False Claims Act settlement against an individual hedge fund manager and his firm for alleged tax evasion based on allegations originally brought by a whistleblower, calling it the largest recovery against an individual in the state statute’s 14-year history. This recovery should remind both businesses and individuals that, while the federal False Claims Act specifically excludes tax claims from its purview, a watchful eye should be kept on the steadily growing trend of states permitting such claims under their false claims laws. In fact, the District of Columbia amended its false claims law in January 2021 to mirror New York’s allowance for tax claims.