Job Description

Posting number: 25-28

Department: Deputy Chief - Administration

Division: Medicaid Fraud

Job classification: Special Investigator (Medicaid Fraud)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Legal, Investigative, Criminology

Summary

As a sworn officer, the Investigator is responsible for conducting investigations, including undercover operations and surveillance. He or she shall also be responsible for interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects and preparing concise and accurate reports regarding same. The Investigator may be called upon to testify in court. The Investigator shall also be responsible for all service of process which pertains to investigative assignments. The Investigator shall be responsible for frequently communicating with attorneys and local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. He or she shall attend investigative training classes as required and perform other investigative duties as required and directed.

Examples of duties

This position requires a bachelor's degree in law enforcement or a related field or five

(5) years of experience as a sworn officer of a local, state or federal law enforcement agency, of which two (2) of these years shall have been in an investigatory capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. This position also requires completion of the basic police training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Attendance and the ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees, the law enforcement community and the general public are essential functions of this position.

Preferred Skill Set:

• Extensive state and/or federal law enforcement experience investigating complex financial and white-collar crimes
• The ability to distill complex financial records, use of the grand jury and familiarity with state and federal banking law
• Proficiency interviewing individuals with extensive professional financial backgrounds
• Prior federal law enforcement experience preferred

Supplemental information

Position will require in office attendance.