MFPAU Bureau Chief

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Hiring Agency:

Attorney General - Agency 11

Location:

Lincoln NE

Hiring Rate:

$0.000

Job Posting:

JR2026- MFPAU Bureau Chief (Open)

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Job Description:

The Nebraska Attorney Generals Office is seeking a Bureau Chief in the Medicaid Fraud and Patient Abuse Unit (MFPAU) a federally certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit responsible for investigating and prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect statewide.

The Bureau Chief directs all Unit operations leads a multi-disciplinary team of attorneys investigators and auditors and serves as the primary liaison to federal partners including HHS-OIG and the U.S. Attorneys Offices. The Bureau Chief will help set the Units strategic direction oversee significant criminal and civil matters manage federal grant and compliance responsibilities and serve as a key liaison with federal and state partners in a mission-driven public-service practice.

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Examples of Work Performed

• Direct all MFPAU operations including strategic direction case prioritization and staff supervision.
• Supervise assistant attorneys general investigators and auditors on complex criminal and civil healthcare fraud matters.
• Lead criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement actions involving Medicaid provider fraud patient abuse neglect and financial exploitation.
• Review and authorize investigative actions charging decisions civil complaints and settlement agreements.
• Manage federal grant compliance and annual OIG recertification submissions.
• Serve as primary liaison to HHS-OIG U.S. Attorneys Offices DHHS and NAMFCU.
• Advise the Attorney General on healthcare fraud patient protection and MFPAU statutory obligations.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary commensurate with skills and experience
• Comprehensive benefits package

Other

• Some travel required

The Nebraska Department of Justice is dedicated to assuring equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation race color national origin sex age marital status mental or physical disability or religious creed and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights. Veterans preference applicable.

Applicants accepting a job offer must pass a background check.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:Graduation from an ABA-accredited law school. Licensed to practice law in Nebraska or clear ability to be licensed by motion. Minimum of seven years of litigation experience including significant criminal prosecution or complex civil litigation experience. Prior supervisory or leadership experience. Excellent legal writing skills professional judgment and commitment to public service.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten or more years of criminal prosecution or complex civil litigation experience.
• Experience with Medicaid fraud healthcare fraud white-collar crime or False Claims Act litigation.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary investigative or prosecutorial unit.
• Familiarity with federal MFCU grant requirements and OIG recertification processes.

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