National Whistleblower Reward Day 2023: Date, Background, Facts

National Whistleblower Reward Day is annually observed on February 20. It is a day designated to raise awareness of fraud and encourage citizens to report government fraud. Each year, fraud costs the federal government billions of dollars. Yes, fraud costs the government 10% of all expenditures each year, or a staggering $350 billion. To combat this vice, the government has sought assistance from whistleblowers. So, what is National Whistleblower Reward Day, and how does the reward system function? Here is how everything connects.

The background of  National Whistleblower Reward Day

Corruption, fraud, and illegal activity can weaken and cripple any community or industry, but sadly, they frequently go unreported. To protect the public’s perception and the sanity of the United States, these can be stopped through whistleblowing, which involves reporting or exposing criminal activity to the authorities.

Joel Hesch established National Whistleblower Reward Day to raise awareness of available whistleblower rewards for reporting government fraud. Hesch spent sixteen years in the national whistleblower reward office of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He established his firm to exclusively represent whistleblowers’ applications for federal and state whistleblower rewards. Currently, three major whistleblower programmes in the United States offer substantial monetary rewards to individuals who report government fraud. Under the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice (D.O.J.) administers the largest whistleblower reward programme. Whistleblowers will be compensated for reporting any type of fraud committed by any of the over 20 agencies or programmes. Medicare, the military, homeland security, and other programmes are included.

If you want to be eligible for a reward for reporting government fraud, you must hire an attorney and file a “qui tam” lawsuit in court alleging that the government was billed fraudulently. Governmental fraud is epidemic, and we need whistleblowers. Therefore, make the correct choice to save your nation and its people.

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National Whistleblower Reward Day: 5 FACTS

The average reward for fraud reporting exceeds $500,000

In 2011, 31% of whistleblowers had their property physically attacked.

15% to 20% of the amount recovered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarded to individuals who report Medicare fraud.

In a single case, the highest reward has reached $150 million.

Approximately sixty percent of whistleblowing concerns general regulatory actions.

NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER REWARD DAY DATES

Year	Date	Day
2023	February 20	Monday
2024	February 20	Tuesday
2025	February 20	Thursday
2026	February 20	Friday
2027	February 20	Saturday