Currently, the False Claims Act states that any party that has knowingly submitted false claims to the government can be held liable for treble damages plus a penalty for each claim that is linked to current inflation rates.
US Department of Justice DOJ released its False Claims Act FCA statistics for the 2021 fiscal year. According to the DOJ, in fiscal year 2021, the government paid out $237 million to whistleblowers who exposed fraud and false claims by filing qui tam lawsuits.