as a marine officer. i saw how limited our resources were. reporter: after dozens of meetings she got her chance to present her findings to eight senior executives. she was 31. they re mostly older men. there were i think two women in the meeting, of the group. and i was definitely the youngest person in the room. reporter: feinberg started by telling the group that fixing the issue would mean losing money. but she says she was quickly cut off by the chief financial officer who told her i appreciate all the work you ve done on this. we are not going to make it a priority this year. that must have just been devastating for you. it was very devastating for me. i called my husband right afterwards and told him i was quitting my job. reporter: feinberg got a lawyer who explained she could sue on behalf of american taxpayers and claim a share of any settlement under a law that dates to the civil war, the false claims act. the justice department announced an investigation and