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Wyoming Judiciary Committee advances False Claims Act with whistleblower protections and penalties
Summary
Senate File 92 would create a Wyoming False Claims Act allowing the attorney general or prosecuting authorities — and potentially private relators with future drafting — to recover treble damages, civil penalties ($5,500–$11,000 per violation), and attorney fees; the committee added reimbursement language for prosecuting authorities and advanced the bill 5-0.
Senator Nedickott introduced Senate File 92, a proposed Wyoming False Claims Act intended to provide a civil remedy for fraud against state and political-subdivision funds. Citing high-profile fraud reports from other states, the sponsor described the measure as modeled in part on the federal False Claims Act and similar state statutes to allow the state — and private parties in some models — to recover funds obtained by fraud.
The bill defines "claim" broadly as any request or demand for money or property presented to a state officer, employee, agent, contractor, grantee, or other recipient, and it attaches a scienter requirement: liability requires that a person have actual…
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