What are the responsibilities and job description for the CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR position at State of Rhode Island?
Duties / Responsibilities:
The office is seeking a criminal investigator with extensive experience in criminal investigations to fill a position within the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. The position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated person. The selected candidate will be assigned to work as a task force investigator assigned to the Social Security Administration’s Cooperative Disabilities Investigation (CDI) Unit. Primary duties include the following:
- Investigate and determine material facts sufficient to resolve questions of fraud in SSA disability programs.
- Aid State and Federal prosecutors to carry out investigations relating to grand jury investigations;
- Assist with pre-trial preparation and other litigation efforts;
- Coordinate efforts in investigating criminal activity with existing federal, state and local law enforcement resources; and
- Initiate criminal investigations for violations of the law at the direction of the Attorney General.
The candidate will also be responsible for making arrests independently or in conjunction with local, state or federal law enforcement agencies; testifying in criminal and civil proceedings; applying for and executing search and arrest warrants; serving civil and criminal process; and other duties as needed.
* Please note that this position requires a minimum of 3 years of experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. Applicants who do not have the requisite experience will not be considered.
Qualifications:The minimum qualifications for this position include the following: Successful completion of the basic course of instruction for police officers at the Providence police training academy, the Rhode Island municipal police training academy, the Rhode Island state police training academy, or certified as a police officer by the duly-constituted state commission on police officer standards and training of another state, or served as a member of the United States Marshal’s Service or as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a criminal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Treasury or the United States Postal Inspection Service; at least three (3) years of active law enforcement experience; applicants should also have prior experience with fraud and/or financial crime related investigations.
RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
BUREAU OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION
PAYGRADE 8725 ($66,165 - $74,537)
February 3, 2025 – February 24, 2025
* Please note that this position requires a minimum of 3 years of experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. Applicants who do not have the requisite experience will not be considered.
About the Office of the Attorney General: The Attorney General is the state’s top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Office’s attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the state’s communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the state’s spectacular natural resources, and restore the public’s trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the supreme courts of Rhode Island and the United States. Paralegals and administrative staff provide important support to the attorneys and to the Office. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Office’s attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes but also functionally serve as one of the nation’s largest district attorney’s offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.
If applying for the position via mail or email, there is no need to also apply through the online system.
Application Process: Applicants should submit a (1) a cover letter summarizing why you are interested and describing the skills and abilities you possess that will enable you to succeed in this position, (2) resume, and (3) list of three references to:
Aida Crosson
Director of Administration
Office of the Attorney General
150 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903
acrosson@riag.ri.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer: The Attorney General’s Office is stronger, more credible, and more capable when its employees bring diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to their work. The Office encourages all qualified applicants from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status.
Other Information: Finalists will be subject to a full background investigation including reference checks. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background investigation.
Salary : $66,165 - $74,537
