Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal-Asset Forfeiture)

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey is seeking one or more experienced attorneys to serve as Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Bank Integrity, Money Laundering, and Recovery Unit (BIMLR) of the Criminal Division, and who will be working primarily on asset forfeiture matters. The Assistant U.S. Attorney hired for this position will pursue civil and criminal forfeiture of property acquired through or used in criminal activity. The effective use of both civil and criminal forfeiture is an essential component of the Department of Justice's efforts to disrupt criminal conduct and dismantle criminal organizations including fraudsters, human traffickers, transnational drug cartels, and cyber criminals. Much of the Office's asset forfeiture caseload is related to prosecution of international narcotics and money laundering offenses, and complex fraud, including wire fraud, health care fraud, investment fraud, bank fraud, tariff-evasion schemes, and cybercrime. The p