Criminal Prosecutions Attorney

Justia, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, seeks a Deputy Attorney General to prosecute complex criminal cases in state courts, focusing on Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse. You will collaborate with Special Agents, review warrants, advise investigative plans, and represent the People from arraignment through sentencing.

Travel for court proceedings and trainings is required.

Qualifications

• Strong jury trial experience.
• Experience handling felony cases.
• Experience litigating complex cases.
• Mastery of the rules of criminal procedure and evidence.
• Exemplary prosecutorial and professional ethics.
• Excellent oral advocacy, legal research, and legal writing skills.
• Positive attitude, appreciation of teamwork, and an excellent work ethic.
• Experience working with law enforcement personnel, auditors, and/or medical experts.
• Experience prosecuting fraud cases is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise Special Agents on investigative plans and strategy.
• Review search warrants and arrest warrants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to strategize cases.
• Make filing decisions and represent the People of the State of California in state courts from arraignment through sentencing.
• Travel for court proceedings, including hearings and jury trials, and for trainings.
• Interact with medical consultants to identify standards of care and breach situations.

Skills

Oral advocacy

Legal research

Legal writing

Trial experience

Teamwork

Ethics

Job description

Within the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) investigates and prosecutes healthcare providers who defraud the Medi-Cal program and those who abuse or neglect elderly and dependent adults in care facilities.

The Deputy Attorneys General in DMFEA’s Criminal Prosecutions Section prosecute complex criminal cases in state courts involving (1) fraud committed against the Medi-Cal program by doctors, pharmacists, and other Medi-Cal providers, and (2) criminal abuse and neglect of vulnerable elders and dependent adults. Most of the cases we handle are fraud cases and we often prosecute multi-million-dollar frauds.

DMFEA is a vertical prosecution unit where prosecutors work closely with in-house Special Agents and investigative auditors. The prosecutor advises the Special Agents on their investigative plans, reviews search warrants and arrest warrants, regularly collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to strategize cases, makes filing decisions, and represents the People of the State of California in state courts from arraignment through sentencing.

Additional duties of the Deputy Attorney General include:

• Interacting closely with medical consultants to identify the relevant standards of care in medical and pharmaceutical professions and determine any breach of standards.
• Prosecution of crimes involving diversion of opioids and other controlled prescription drugs.
• Collaborating with computer forensic examiners and coroners.
• Working on asset forfeiture and freezing assets.
• Regular collaboration with the state agencies that are responsible for administering Medi-Cal and regulating residential care facilities.
• Closely working with DMFEA’s federal and local partners as well as with the Attorney General’s Offices and other law enforcement agencies in other states.

This position requires the ability to travel for court proceedings including, but not limited to, preliminary hearings and jury trials, sometimes overnight and on occasion for extended duration, and for trainings and meetings with colleagues, witnesses, and outside partners.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IV
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL III

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Strong jury trial experience.
• Experience handling felony cases.
• Experience litigating complex cases.
• Mastery of the rules of criminal procedure and evidence.
• Exemplary prosecutorial and professional ethics.
• Excellent oral advocacy, legal research, and legal writing skills.
• Positive attitude, appreciation of teamwork, and an excellent work ethic.
• Experience working with law enforcement personnel, auditors, and/or medical experts.
• Experience prosecuting fraud cases is preferred, but not required.