What to Know About Whistleblowing from Whistleblower Royalty with Sam Buffone

What to Know About Whistleblowing from Whistleblower Royalty with Sam Buffone

June 2, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the False Claims Act and the role of whistleblowers in recovering funds for taxpayers, featuring attorney Sam Buffone.

Have you hear of the False Claims Act? This whistleblower statute recovers $2–6 billion per year for taxpayers. But most of us have never heard of it. Well, If you report fraud against the government (a "qui tam" action) and the government recovers, the whistleblower receives 15–25% of the recovery. Sam Buffone is our guest on this episode of Fraudish, he is whistleblower attorney and founder of the Buffone Law Group. Sam spent 9 years at the Department of Justice and helped recover $3 ...

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