OAG - Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | Assistant Attorney General IV - V | 26-0231
About the role
The Texas Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) seeks an experienced prosecuting attorney to serve as an Assistant Attorney General, who will be cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) and detailed to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX), Criminal Division, Fraud Section, in Houston.
This position exists to augment federal prosecutorial capacity in MFCU-developed prosecutions. Applicants must successfully complete an extensive state background investigation, including criminal history, employment, education, financial, reputation, and social media reviews, and obtain a Top-Secret federal security clearance to fully participate as a SAUSA.
Responsibilities
- Independently direct, conduct, and monitor criminal investigations
- Use grand jury processes
- Advise federal law enforcement agents
- Prepare indictments, information, and other pleadings
- Litigate motions
- Conduct trials in U.S. District Court
- Make charging recommendations and propose case dispositions for assigned matters
- Develop and manage a docket of health care fraud prosecutions, including complex and corporate cases
- Coordinate closely with federal, state, and local partners involved in health care fraud enforcement
Requirements
- Education: Graduation from an accredited law school with a J.D.
- Licensed as an attorney by the State of Texas
- Experience: Three years of full-time litigation experience
- Knowledge of laws and legal principles and practices relevant to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit such as the U.S. Code, Federal Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Federal Regulations
- Skills: Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines; skill in effective oral and written communication; skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making; skill in legal research, writing, and analysis; in conducting investigations; in proffers and plea negotiations; in using reasoning and logic; in identifying factual and legal issues and solving complex problems; in applying applicable laws; in prioritizing workloads; in using judgment to identify courses of action; and in the use of a computer and applicable software
- Experience: One additional year full-time litigation experience preferred
Qualifications
- Experience: One additional year full-time litigation experience preferred
- Knowledge: Knowledge of laws and legal principles and practices relevant to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit such as the U.S. Code, Federal Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Federal Regulations
- Skills: Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines; skill in effective oral and written communication; skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making; skill in legal research, writing, and analysis; in conducting investigations; in proffers and plea negotiations; in using reasoning and logic; in identifying factual and legal issues and solving complex problems; in applying applicable laws; in prioritizing workloads; in using judgment to identify courses of action; and in the use of a computer and applicable software
- Experience: One additional year full-time litigation experience preferred
Skills
- Experience: One additional year full-time litigation experience preferred
- Knowledge: Knowledge of laws and legal principles and practices relevant to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit such as the U.S. Code, Federal Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Federal Regulations
- Skills: Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines; skill in effective oral and written communication; skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making; skill in legal research, writing, and analysis; in conducting investigations; in proffers and plea negotiations; in using reasoning and logic; in identifying factual and legal issues and solving complex problems; in applying applicable laws; in prioritizing workloads; in using judgment to identify courses of action; and in the use of a computer and applicable software
- Experience: One additional year full-time litigation experience preferred
Benefits
This role offers a unique opportunity to serve as a federal prosecutor handling significant criminal health care fraud cases, with full AUSA-equivalent responsibilities, without requiring a direct federal hire. Attorneys interested in trial work, complex investigations, and meaningful collaboration across enforcement agencies will find this position especially compelling.
Pay
The salary range for this position is $127,800 to $169,700 annually.
Schedule
The position is full-time and requires regular attendance and availability to work in person at the assigned OAG work location or US Attorney's Office.