Within the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) investigates and prosecutes healthcare providers who defraud the Medi-Cal program and those who abuse or neglect elderly and dependent adults in care facilities.

The Deputy Attorneys General in DMFEA’s Criminal Prosecutions Section prosecute complex criminal cases in state courts involving (1) fraud committed against the Medi-Cal program by doctors, pharmacists, and other Medi-Cal providers, and (2) criminal abuse and neglect of vulnerable elders and dependent adults. Most of the cases we handle are fraud cases and we often prosecute multi-million-dollar frauds.

DMFEA is a vertical prosecution unit where prosecutors work closely with in-house Special Agents and investigative auditors. The prosecutor advises the Special Agents on their investigative plans, reviews search warrants and arrest warrants, regularly collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to strategize cases, makes filing decisions, and represents the People of the State of California in state courts from arraignment through sentencing.

Additional duties of the Deputy Attorney General include:

• Interacting closely with medical consultants to identify the relevant standards of care in medical and pharmaceutical professions and determine any breach of standards.

• Prosecution of crimes involving diversion of opioids and other controlled prescription drugs.

• Collaborating with computer forensic examiners and coroners.

• Working on asset forfeiture and freezing assets.

• Regular collaboration with the state agencies that are responsible for administering Medi-Cal and regulating residential care facilities.

• Closely working with DMFEA’s federal and local partners as well as with the Attorney General’s Offices and other law enforcement agencies in other states.

This position requires the ability to travel for court proceedings including, but not limited to, preliminary hearings and jury trials, sometimes overnight and on occasion for extended duration, and for trainings and meetings with colleagues, witnesses, and outside partners.