Closing Date: 26th April, 2024
Description:
The Office of the New York State Attorney General's (OAG) Medicaid
Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) seeks an attorney with experience prosecuting
and/or investigating complex financial wrongdoing to serve as a Special
Assistant Attorney General in its Pearl River office in Rockland County.
MFCU attorneys lead collaborative, team-based investigations with the
Unit's forensic accountants/auditors, detectives, and analysts to
identify and prosecute financial fraud in the healthcare industry and
abuse and neglect of residents in healthcare facilities, present
evidence to grand juries, and conduct evidentiary hearings and trials in
New York State courts.
The Medicaid program
provides health coverage to millions of New Yorkers, including
low-income persons, children, elderly adults, and people with
developmental disabilities. MFCU is the nation's premier law enforcement
agency charged with ensuring the financial integrity of New York
State's $100 billion Medicaid program by investigating healthcare
providers, such as pharmaceutical companies, doctors, hospitals, and
nursing homes, who engage in Medicaid billing schemes that cause harm to
Medicaid recipients and the loss of millions of dollars to the State of
New York. MFCU also works to protect elderly and disabled New Yorkers
by investigating reports of abuse and neglect in nursing homes and other
residential health care facilities in the state.
Possessing
both civil and criminal enforcement powers, MFCU uses various state
laws to bring civil actions and criminal proceedings, including asset
forfeiture actions. Many of the Unit's investigations are conducted in
coordination with other federal, state, or local government and
prosecutorial agencies, and have resulted in large-scale criminal
convictions and the recovery of millions of dollars of taxpayer money.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of four (4) years of practice experience, including grand jury, trial, and/or substantial complex business litigation practice that must include criminal practice experience and preferably includes the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes;
- Prior experience drafting and overseeing the execution of search and eavesdropping warrants is desirable;
- Excellent analytical, legal research, writing, and organizational skills;
- Sound judgment with the ability to articulate the critical issues in a case accurately and concisely;
- Strong communication and teamwork skills and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team, including fostering productive and collaborative relationships with staff at all levels of the organization;
- Technology proficiency that preferably includes a knowledge of and comfort using Microsoft Office applications; and a
- Familiarity with case management software and eDiscovery platforms is a plus, though not required.
- Applicants must reside in (or intend to soon become a resident of) New York State and be admitted to practice law in
- New York State. In addition, the Public Officers Law requires that OAG attorneys be citizens of the United States. A two (2) year commitment upon being hired is a condition of employment.
As
an employee of the OAG, you will join a team of dedicated individuals
who work to serve the people of our State through a wide variety of
occupations. To learn more about Assistant Attorney General
compensation, please visit the following page:
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/assistant_attorney_general_compensation.pdf.
We offer a comprehensive New York State benefits package, including
paid leave, health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits, and
family-friendly policies. Additionally, the OAG offers a robust
Workplace Flexibilities Program with multiple options for employees,
including telecommuting (up to two days per week) and alternative work
schedules.
