Midtown attorney testifies as new State False Claims Act is enacted
Sherwood Forest resident Michael A. Sullivan testified last month at Georgia legislative hearings as members voted to better help the state combat fraud.
Tax Day has come and gone, but honest taxpayers might be upset to learn that some of their hard-earned tax dollars may fall into the hands of criminals, rather than funding Georgia government services. To help the state combat fraud and to encourage whistleblowers to report illegal activity, Midtown private attorney and whistleblower advocate Michael A. Sullivan testified recently at Georgia legislative hearings as members voted to enact the nation's newest State False Claims Act. Sullivan, a Sherwood Forest resident who has worked with the Federal False Claims Act since 1988, was the only private attorney asked to testify. The new act was signed into law by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal April 16 after passing unanimously in both houses of …
