{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-71.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 71.5","heading":"Review by the reviewing official.","body":"(a) If, based on the report of the investigating official under § 71.4(b), the reviewing official determines that there is adequate evidence to believe that a person is liable under § 71.3, the reviewing official shall transmit to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, a written notice of the reviewing official's intention to have a complaint issued under § 71.7. Such notice shall include\n(1) A statement of the reviewing official's reasons for issuing a complaint;\n(2) A statement specifying the evidence that support the allegations of liability;\n(3) A description of the claims or statements upon which the allegations of liability are based;\n(4) An estimate of the amount of money, or the value of property, services, or other benefits, requested or demanded in violation of § 71.3 of this part;\n(5) A statement of any exculpatory or mitigating circumstances that may relate to the claims or statements known by the reviewing official or the investigating official; and\n(6) A statement that there is a reasonable prospect of collecting an appropriate amount of penalties and assessments.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 71—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986","Subpart A—Implementation for Actions Initiated by the Department of Justice"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"985f81423c53b5b1a6e9f7012c74c6b70e768ae2540fe34c10fad601787be879","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-71.4","next":"us/28-cfr-71.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}