Special Investigator (Medicaid Fraud) 25-04, Belleville

Illinois Attorney General

$79K — $103K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in law enforcement or related field or 5 years of sworn officer experience, 2 of which in investigations
  • Completion of mandated basic police training course
  • Strong communication skills with law enforcement and public
  • Ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with colleagues and community

Responsibilities

  • Conduct investigations, including undercover operations and surveillance
  • Interview witnesses, victims, and suspects
  • Prepare concise and accurate investigative reports
  • Testify in court as required
  • Serve process related to investigative assignments
  • Communicate regularly with attorneys and law enforcement agencies
  • Attend investigative training as necessary

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care, dental, and free vision insurance
  • Pension benefits through the State Employees' Retirement System
  • Deferred compensation savings program
  • Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
  • Life insurance options with low-cost additional coverage
  • Disability coverage and an Employee Assistance Program
  • Generous paid holiday, vacation, and sick leave policy
Full Job Description
Salary : $79,956.00 - $103,980.00 Annually
Location : Metro-East, Belleville, IL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 25-04
Administration: Deputy Chief - Administration
Bureau: Investigations
Opening Date: 06/02/2025

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
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.

Qualifications
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.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 20 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

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