Download or read book The Private Partners in Public Corruption written by David Y. Kwok and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While courts continue to debate the proper role of federal criminalization of public corruption, there is insufficient attention to the potential for civil litigation in addressing public corruption. The qui tam provisions of the Civil False Claims Act have driven an effective public-private partnership between the Department of Justice and whistleblowers to combat fraud against the federal government. At times these frauds have been enabled by public officials, and these illicit partnerships between public officials and companies may be evidence of corruption. Through the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice can extend its own partnership with whistleblowers to address those illicit partnerships. This article explores the possibility of the False Claims Act as a first step in directing these “private attorneys general” to uncover public corruption as well as fraud against the government.