Million Dollar Payouts Available for Reporting Fraud Against the Government or for Reporting Tax Evasion

The average reward for reporting fraud against the government is $1.5 million. Nearly $3 billion in rewards have already been paid. The largest rewards exceed $100 million, and 1 out of 5 applicants have received a reward. Find out if you are eligible and how to apply.

Reward

The government pays rewards of up to 30% of the funds it recovers. This includes reporting fraud under any of the more than 20 federal programs, such as Medicare or the military. Many states have similar programs. The IRS is now offering whistleblower rewards for reporting tax evasion or income tax fraud.

Those who do not strictly follow the procedures, however, receive nothing. Like anything else involving the government, you have to follow the exact procedures—or else you won’t meet the standards and won’t get a dime. Although the government wants to partner with you, there are some technical requirements you must meet and pitfalls to avoid.

Fortunately, there is a recipe, and I am sharing that recipe in two new books, based upon my 15 years of government service in the Fraud Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., which is the office administering the reward program. The first book, named Whistleblowing, addresses the main federal and state government reward programs and applies to fraud against any government agency, program or contract. The only exception to that reward program is income tax evasion, which is the topic of the second book, Reward. It is the first and only guide to the new IRS Reward Program. Both books walk you step by step through each program and guide you to submitting a winning reward application.  

This website provides additional valuable information and updates to the reward programs, and shows you how you might ask me to confidentially review your potential reward claim to see if my team of lawyers can represent you. (See the link "Do I have a case?")

Reporting Other Types of Fraud

Many other types of fraud can greatly affect you, such as identity theft, Internet scams, and stock market fraud. Even though you won’t receive a reward for reporting it, you can still participate in this battle. This website shows you how to report all kinds of fraud, and gives tips to protect yourself from becoming a victim. (See the link on the left "Report Other Fraud")