Law360, New York ( June 1, 2015, 10:27 AM EDT) -- The federal crop insurance program is an often overlooked area of potential liability under the False Claims Act. The program, which is governed by a substantial body of regulatory law, is subject to intense oversight by the U.S. Department of Justice. The oversight is not entirely surprising given the program's cost: $90 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Perhaps it is this cost that prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency to maintain and keep public a long list of DOJ prosecutions for fraud and violations of the False Claims Act. These prosecutions include criminal charges brought against North Carolina tobacco farmers, Texas peanut growers, and California fruit and vegetable producers for fraudulently filing claims against the USDA crop insurance program....