[blindlaw] Criminal Division, Fraud unit opening

Ross Doerr rumpole at roadrunner.com
Tue Aug 7 18:58:22 UTC 2012 

That is great news Pat, can you tell us how many people and how they did it?
We'd all like to know - many of us have been applying for such jobs for
years and never get responses much less calls for interviews or job offers,
so we'd all like to know how they did it.

 

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Patti Gregory Chang Esq.
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 1:00 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Criminal Division, Fraud unit opening

I do know of several people who have been hired in Washington or who it had
multiple offers within the last few years.

Patti S. Gregory-Chang
NFB, Scholarship Committee Chair
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 7, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> I have to agree with you and Dan.  I'm the one who posts these ads 
> when they first appear, and I do so in the hope that someone somewhere 
> has the contacts to get a foot in the door.
> Having said that, in the three years that I've been doing this, I have 
> never heard of anyone ever getting hired in any federal office, but I 
> do remain hopeful.
> The only successes in jobs that I have heard about always, without 
> exception, came about because the attorney who was hired had a 
> connection inside the hiring agency that went to bat for them. I hate 
> to be a cynic, and I fully expect to be vilified for having said this, 
> but that seems to be a sad reality. I should qualify this by saying my 
> experiences only cover the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
and California.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Russ Thomas
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 8:36 PM
> To: 'Blind Law Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Criminal Division, Fraud unit opening
> 
> Not to be too skeptical, but these ads are written so that employers 
> can beat their breasts with pride about how they are willing to hire 
> the disabled. I'm not saying that it wouldn't happen, but we all have 
> had the experience at least one time in our lives (sometimes more than 
> one time) where the so-called equal opportunity employer reacts with 
> utter horror when you walk in the door. This is not to discourage 
> anyone; rather, it is to make everyone aware of reality.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Mike Fry
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 4:57 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Cc: Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Criminal Division, Fraud unit opening
> 
> Has a visually impaired attorney ever got a lateral job like this?  If 
> so, please share the story.  I ask seriously because these types of 
> post always go on our mailing list.  I know these types of lateral 
> positions are very competitive.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:34 PM, "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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).
>> 
>> 
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