Trump DOJ just turned a Civil War law into a weapon against Google and Verizon - Unmuzzled News

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BACKGROUND - They're using the False Claims Act, a 162-year-old law originally passed during the Civil War to stop defense contractors from defrauding the Union Army. The False Claims Act allows the government to recover triple damages plus massive penalties from any entity that "knowingly" submits false claims for federal payment. Companies face catastrophic penalties for lying about compliance.

MAIN POINTS - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the Trump administration's strategy crystal clear in a May memo establishing the "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative."

o Blanche called the False Claims Act "the Justice Department's primary weapon against government fraud, waste, and abuse" and wrote that "many corporations and schools continue to adhere to racist policies and preferences."¹

o Blanche also "strongly encouraged" whistleblowers to file lawsuits exposing discrimination by companies receiving federal funds — with the promise they'd share in massive financial recoveries.²

o That opens the floodgates for disgruntled employees who watched their companies discriminate against white and Asian workers to cash in by turning over evidence to federal prosecutors.

MY TAKE - This is a major effort to push back against the policies of the Obama/Biden Administrations and at the same time drain "the swamp" and its corporate supporters and sponsors.