[Scoutmaster]

Delightful! She's a relator under a False Claims Act qui tam case (31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq.). The law dates back to the Civil War, when the government needed people to help it police suttlers and others who were providing goods under contract to the government. When somebody submits a false claim(s), you report them. If the government decides to sue them and collects, you get 15-20% of the damages.

If the government doesn't sue them, you can sue them in the government's name. If you win, you get to keep about 30% of the damages.

The FCA includes a provision for treble damages, and other damages. $5.7 million in fraudulent claims could result in $30-50 million in damges, easily. Her 20% is not bad for reporting them, although she needs the DOJ to prosecute them or else the has to prosecute them as the relator.

[reagandemocrat]

Nice analysis. Puts Obama in a tough spot—does he
1) instruct Eric Holder to prosecute the case and risk letting down his “base” at a critical time (see Hanoi Jane, Glorias Allred and Steinhem, Ms. Fluke, Anita Dunn et al) or
2) does he abandon Abby and make hire her own lawyer to litigate the case against a powerful multi-million dollar giant.

My bet is 2)—he cannot risk alienating the baby murder industry $$.