On February 1, 2022, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Civil Division, Brian M. Boynton, announced that the Civil Division recovered over $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) for fiscal year 2021.  This is the second largest annual total in FCA history and a significant increase from the $2.2 billion recovered during fiscal year 2020.  Detailed statistics on FCA recoveries from 1986 through FY 2021 are available here. (more…)