DOJ Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Meat Processor
By
Mary Jacoby | May 4, 2022 12:11 am
The Justice Department most often seems to pursue False Claims Act cases involving Medicare or Medicaid fraud. Now it’s going after a meat processing facility accused of abusing sick animals on their way to slaughter. The alleged fraud against the government? The meat was used in federally funded school lunch programs.