Record Recoveries Announced for Fiscal 2025 In January 2026, the Department of Justice announced that False Claims Act settlements and judgments topped $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025, which ended September 30, 2025. The authors provide an overview of the actions and others where the DOJ has settled and/or recovered damages. On January 16, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments topped $6.8 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025, which ended September 30, 2025.[1] This figure marks the largest single-year recovery since the FCA was enacted. The government also opened 401 new…