Bureau Chief, Financial Frauds Bureau

QDAO - Attorney; New York (NY); On-site; USD 191,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York seeks a Bureau Chief for the Financial Frauds Bureau to lead investigations and prosecutions of complex financial crimes. The role requires supervising senior attorneys, paralegals and detectives, coordinating with federal, state, and local partners, and driving enforcement against white-collar, tax, and cyber financial offenses.

The incumbent must have extensive trial experience, exceptional leadership, and the ability to manage on‑call staff while reporting to the District

Qualifications

• The candidate should have extensive experience handling all aspects of criminal investigation and prosecution.
• Proven track record in white-collar and tax crimes.
• Experience with electronic communications interception is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate all investigations and prosecutions within the Financial Frauds Bureau.
• Supervise a staff of senior attorneys, paralegals, and detectives; manage on-call riding attorneys.
• Collaborate with Federal, State and Local agencies to pursue complex financial crimes.

Skills

Criminal investigation

Trial experience

Leadership

Communication

Staff management

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Job Details

• Title: Bureau Chief, Financial Frauds Bureau
• ID: 1571
• Location: Kew Gardens, NY
• Department: Legal
• Job Type: N/A

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and accomplished prosecutor for a Bureau Chief position in our Financial Frauds Bureau.

The Financial Frauds Bureau is solely dedicated to catching criminals who prey on the vulnerable, exploit the elderly, line their pockets with government revenue and anyone else who uses financial schemes to victimize the innocent. The Financial Frauds Bureau investigates and prosecutes a wide variety of complex financial crimes.

The Financial Frauds Bureau partners with Federal, State and Local agencies to investigate crimes while also proactively investigating emerging scams. The Financial Frauds Bureau uses a full spectrum of investigative tools to investigate and prosecute fraudsters, including electronic and physical surveillance, undercover operations, developing informants and cooperating witnesses, financial document review, subpoenaing bank and financial institutions and executing search warrants to return ill-gotten funds to their rightful owner and deprive fraudsters of the financial incentive to commit crimes.

The Financial Frauds Bureau investigates allegations of:

• Investment scams, romance scams, and insurance scams
• Employee embezzlements
• Financial crimes against the elderly
• Identity theft cases
• Cybercrime, including denial of service, intrusion, computer tampering, ransonware
• Internet child luring and child sexual abuse materials (CSAM)
• Immigration fraud committed by non-attorney
• Financial crimes against government revenue
• Unauthorized practice of law, medicine and other major professions

Qualifications

Candidates should have extensive experience investigating and trying complex and challenging cases.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in handling all aspects of criminal investigation and prosecution.
• White-Collar and tax crimes experience.
• Electronic Communications Interception experience.
• Substantial felony jury trial experience.
• Prior experience managing attorneys and support staff.
• Supervising on-call riding attorneys.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The position will require the ability to manage a staff of senior assistants, including paralegals and detectives, and to be always accessible to the District Attorney, Chief Assistant, and Executive of the Investigations Division.

Salary: 212,000.

United States citizenship is required of all Assistant District Attorneys upon commencement of their employment, as is New York State residency.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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