Civil Fraud Investigator

**Civil Fraud Investigator - IN**

**Location**: United State Attorney's Office

5400 Federal Plaza

Hammond, IN 46320

**Job Type**: Full-Time On-Site

**Salary**: Commensurate with Experience

**Experience**:3+ years in a similar position

**Education**: Four (4) year undergraduate degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, statistical/data analysis, finance, accounting, or other related field or higher

**Date Updated**: May 22, 2024

**Company Description**

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**Description/Job Summary**

Lindahl Reed is hiring a Civil Fraud Investigator to support the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), to work within the Affirmative Civil Action (ACE) program to assist in the generation of new investigations, continue with ongoing investigation and civil actions involving fraud in areas such as healthcare, contracting, grants, etc. and other fraud and abuse of federal public funds and programs.

The ACE Program restores to the Federal Treasury taxpayer money that has been wrongfully obtained by various entities and individuals through fraud and abuse. ACE fills a void between criminal prosecution and an administrative enforcement action. Occasionally, the ACE Program is required to obtain injunctive relief to freeze assets pending the outcome of other criminal or civil litigation. ACE cases come in one of three ways: Qui tam filings; referral from investigative agencies or health care intermediaries; and internal development of investigations or referral from criminal Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA).

**Position Responsibilities**
- Based upon the general direction provided by the Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) to whom a case is assigned, the investigator assists with the planning and conducting of investigations of a highly complex and difficult nature. Perform quantitative, qualitative, and other analyses of relevant facts, data, account information, etc., and prepares the results to support the mission of the USAO ACE Program. Investigations may be conducted solely by the USAO, or more typically, in conjunction with other agencies.
- Manage complex investigations from beginning to end, including attending and conducting intake meetings, background research, and summarizing findings for AUSAs.
- Document investigative findings and recommendations.
- Identify anomalies or other “red flags” in complex data (e.g., healthcare billing and claims data; procurement payment data; etc.) to build proactive investigations and triage existing investigations.
- Develop an understanding of the civil False Claims Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and other laws to the extent necessary to make sound decisions on direction and scope of investigations and case development.
- In conjunction with assigned AUSAs, establish investigative plans for gathering evidence in investigations.
- Provide specialized skills and investigative analysis relevant to violations of federal law.
- Prepare draft subpoenas for testimony, documents and written discovery, and other forms of requests for information, and serves the approved instrument.
- Examine financial records, corporate documents, books, ledgers, payrolls, cost reports, medical records, billing statements, invoices, correspondence, computer data and other records pertaining to the transactions, events, or allegations under investigation.
- Establish and/or verify relationships of all facts and evidence obtained or presented to confirm authenticity of documents, corroborate witness statements, and otherwise build proof necessary for successful litigation.
- Secure the storage, preservation, organization, filing and indexing of voluminous documentary evidence and aids in the review of such evidence.
- Use provided electronic databases to identify assets, verify employment and conduct financial analyses.
- Prepare interim and final reports on progress of investigations for use by AUSAs. Include significant findings and conclusions, recommendations for additional investigative actions and candid assessments of strengths and weaknesses of witnesses, documentary evidence or other aspects of the case.
- Prepare summaries and digests of pertinent data, deposition