Financial fraud violates the False Claims Act. Qualification for government assistance, whether under the FHA mortgage program or the Small Business Administration, is conditioned upon truthful statements establishing bona fide qualification for the program in question. False statements made to secure SBA assistance violate the False Claims Act. Whistleblowers aware of fraud on the Small Business Administration program, whether by false certifications of compliance or other failure to comply with material conditions of payment, are encouraged to report the fraud by filing an action under the False Claims Act. — Shayne Stevenson, Head of Whistleblower Practice