Assistant District Attorney, Frauds Bureau

Job Description: The Queens County District Attorney's Office has an opening for an Assistant District Attorney in the Frauds Bureau.

The goal of the Frauds Bureau is to focus on catching criminals who prey on the vulnerable, line their pockets with tax revenue collected on behalf of the City and State and use financial schemes to victimize the innocent. This bureau investigates and prosecutes a wide variety of financial crimes affecting Queens residents and businesses. Members of this bureau and its specialized units are specially trained to aid residents of Queens who are victims of embezzlement, organized theft schemes, pattern commercial burglaries, confidence schemes, trademark counterfeiting, investment scams, environmental crimes, government fraud, and financial crimes against the elderly. Frauds Bureau prosecutors also regularly engage in public speaking events to educate the public on how to avoid being victimized by trending scams and schemes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Handling various type of larcenies such as: investment and confidence schemes, embezzlements, frauds against the government, and other cases handled by the Frauds Bureau.
• Work extensively with law enforcement in drafting complex financial search warrants.
• Regularly engage in public speaking events to educate the public on trending scams.

Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the New York State bar in good standing. Applicants must also have:

• Experience in handling all aspects of a criminal investigation and prosecution.
• Excellent writing skills and experience drafting search warrants.
• Grand jury and felony jury trial experience.
• Extensive knowledge of New York Penal and Criminal Procedure Laws.
• Extensive knowledge of the various theories of larceny.
• Experience analyzing financial records.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Salary will be commensurate with experience, ranging from $107,000 to $134,000.

Applicants should submit a resume as well as a cover letter addressed to Vincent J. Carroll Jr., Counsel to the Chief Assistant. Please apply through the link below.

Pursuant to Public Officers Law Section 3(1), 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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