False Claims Act or widely known as FCA is firstly introduced when on March 23, 1863, President Lincoln signed the law which becomes popular as what people know now with FCA. The congress passes that law because they have one intention to combat swindle against the United Nation during the Civil War. FCA then is also known as Informer’s Act or Lincoln Law because that law prohibited people to swindle money from the government.
If we look into the Common Law, FCA has the same idea with qui tam, an abbreviation from qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur. It has the meaning that a private individual who assist the prosecution can receive all or part of penalty forced. This law actually supports the economic improvement of the civilian through the right way since they may get what becomes their right.
It is hoped that by doing so, their economic condition will rise and become much better. It would also able to promote the enforcement of federal legislation. It is proved by the recovering point showed during 1987 to 2008 which reached $ 22 billion as the impact of ratification of several significant amendments.