Assistant United States Attorney (Cyber & Complex Fraud)

About the role

The Northern District of Texas serves more than 8 million residents and employs approximately 100 prosecutors. Located in Dallas, Texas, the district encompasses the Dallas‑Fort Worth metropolitan area, a premier center of corporate activity, financial operations, and capital formation. The United States Attorney’s Office is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Fraud Section with a specialized focus on cyber‑enabled fraud and technologically sophisticated financial schemes. The position concentrates on investigating and prosecuting complex fraud matters involving digital tools, online platforms, and emerging financial technologies.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, charge, and litigate cyber‑focused financial crimes, including business‑email‑compromise schemes, account‑takeover events, digital‑payment and online‑platform fraud, and schemes targeting elderly victims.
• Prosecute cryptocurrency‑related misconduct involving blockchain misuse, fraudulent digital‑asset platforms, and other evolving crypto schemes.
• Handle securities‑fraud matters involving digital manipulation, online‑brokerage abuse, algorithmic‑trading misconduct, and other technology‑driven market offenses.
• Utilize sophisticated electronic evidence, advanced digital‑forensic methods, and blockchain‑analysis tools.
• Coordinate with multiple investigative and regulatory partners, agents, analysts, and technical specialists to trace funds, analyze data, and build cases of national impact.
• Assume increasingly complex assignments as training and experience progress.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or nationality.
• J.D. degree and active membership in the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction.
• Residency in the district or within 25 miles of it (28 U.S.C. § 545).
• Initial pre‑employment adjudication (fingerprint, credit, tax checks, and drug testing) and favorable ongoing background investigation.
• Selective Service registration for male applicants born after December 31, 1959, unless exempt.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• At least three (3) years of post‑J.D. legal or other relevant experience.
• Ability to conduct independent legal research and writing; self‑sufficiency in preparing correspondence and pleadings.
• Excellent computer literacy, including automated Internet research, electronic court filing, email, and word‑processing systems.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Quick analytical ability and precise articulation of critical case issues.
• Superior oral and written communication skills, strong research and interpersonal abilities, and sound judgment.
• Excellent courtroom skills and the capacity to work collaboratively with attorneys, support staff, and client agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to function with minimal guidance in a demanding environment.
• Familiarity with professional conduct rules and willingness to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

Pay

Basic pay range: $89,644 – $195,769, which includes a 27.26 % locality adjustment.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Telework flexibility.
• Life insurance and comprehensive health benefits.
• Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
• Relocation incentive may be considered (relocation expenses not authorized).

Travel

1–5 nights of travel required per month.