[blindlaw] Criminal Division, Fraud unit opening

[Ross Doerr]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL DIVISION, FRAUD SECTION
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS / GS-905-14/15
VARIOUS DUTY LOCATIONS 
12-CRM-FRD-077
About the Office: The Fraud Section is a litigating unit that investigates
and prosecutes complex, multi-district and international white-collar
criminal cases throughout the country and implements and coordinates the
Department's fraud enforcement policy. Fraud Section cases focus on
corporate, securities and investment fraud, foreign bribery (Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act), health care fraud, financial institution and insurance
fraud, mortgage fraud, procurement and government program fraud (including
fraud related to economic stimulus and recovery programs), mass marketing
fraud and other complex criminal schemes.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Criminal Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, is seeking qualified, experienced attorneys for
several term positions in the Fraud Section located in various duty
locations within the U.S.

Responsibilities will include investigation and litigation of criminal
health care fraud matters and will require travel.

Qualifications: Required: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an
active member of a bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least three (3) years
of post-J.D. legal experience.

Desired candidates should demonstrate strong analytic, writing and oral
advocacy skills.

Travel: Domestic and international travel is required.

Position and Salary Information: These positions are for two year term
appointments, with the possibility of extensions contingent on available
funding.

Years of experience and current salary determine the appropriate salary
level. The salary range for these positions is GS-14 to GS-15 (Base pay of
$84,697 - $129,517 plus the applicable locality pay of the duty location).
See OPM's Web page at www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.html

Location: Positions are available in the following locations:

Baton Rouge, LA
Brooklyn, NY
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
Tampa, FL
Chicago, IL

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Submission Process and Deadline Date: To apply for these positions, please
submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), a detailed resume,
law school transcript and a current performance appraisal (if applicable)
to: Employment.Fraud at usdoj.gov (E-mail submission preferred) or mail to:

U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal Division, Fraud Section
1400 New York Ave, NW (Bond Building)
Washington, DC 20530
ATTN: Ben Crockett

No telephone calls please.

Please specify in your cover letter each of the duty locations for which you
would like to be considered. If you do not specify any duty location, you
will be considered for any of the nine locations. 

These vacancies are open until filled.

Internet Sites: This and selected other attorney vacancy announcements can
be found on the Internet at
http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html

For more information about the Criminal Division, please visit
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/

Department Policies: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal
Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise
provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race,
religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability
(physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic
information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee
organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit factor.
The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons
with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to
satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired
and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. This
agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities
where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of
the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations
on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case
basis. 

It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and
persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which
screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also
contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background
investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the
Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys'
Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement,
non-U.S. citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but
should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. citizens are extremely rare;
such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the
Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements.
Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be
considered on a case-by-case basis.

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to
attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of
Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in
attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include
that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting
documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from
Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions.
Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to
claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for
10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation
required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website,
www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the
types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s).
Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation
associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of
nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in
the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement
orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement
was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was
transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or
retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).