ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL | Insurance & Unemployment Fraud Division

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ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

CRIMINAL BUREAU

INSURANCE & UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD DIVISION

(Boston Office)

The Attorney General’s Office is looking for an experienced and highly motivated attorney to serve as an Assistant Attorney General in the Insurance & Unemployment Fraud Division (IUFD) within the Criminal Bureau.  IUFD is staffed with a team of prosecutors, financial investigators, and administrative and other staff, partnered with Massachusetts State Police troopers assigned to the Attorney General’s Office, local, state, and federal investigative and enforcement agencies, and victim witness advocates charged with investigating and prosecuting complex insurance and unemployment fraud cases, including violations of M.G.L. c. 152, M.G.L. c. 151A, and M.G.L. c. 175H, and other illegal activity, such as larceny, conspiracy, and money laundering.

The Assistant Attorneys General in IUFD are charged with leading and coordinating efforts of the prosecutorial team that typically includes a financial investigator, a state trooper, a victim/witness advocate, and support staff.  This position involves the investigation and prosecution of complex insurance and unemployment fraud cases.  Cases will include workers’ compensation fraud; unemployment tax and compensation fraud; motor vehicle insurance fraud; arson; false injury and property loss claims; fraud committed in the context of life, health, disability, and other types of insurance contracts; and claims committed by claimants, employers, medical providers, insurance industry insiders, and attorneys.   

Primary Duties: Evaluate complaints and investigation files from referral sources; formulate investigative strategies; analyze documents; interview witnesses; conduct document and witness-intensive grand jury investigations; prepare immunity and/or cooperation agreements, as needed; make charging, venue, and plea-bargaining recommendations; and prosecute complex criminal cases in the District and Superior Court.  

The work involves extensive collaboration with law enforcement agencies and outside agencies, including the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) and the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts (IFB).  The work also involves grand jury investigations throughout the Commonwealth, complex motion practice, and frequent appearances before the Commonwealth’s District and Superior Courts for motions, pleas, and trials. 

Position Type:  Full-Time/Exempt.

Location: Boston, MA.  Our hybrid model may include some telework days for the successful candidate.  For the first six months in the position, the Assistant Attorney General may be expected to work in the office at least three days per week.

Salary: $87,500 to $130,595, commensurate with JD year.

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