Consumer Fraud Compliance Investigator II

Consumer Fraud Compliance Investigator II Details

Section:
Consumer Protection Position Number: LAA-00610 Salary Range: $70,140.00 -$96,000.00 Yearly Apply By:
Friday, January 31, 2025, 11:59 pm FLSA:
Non-Exempt

Work Unit:
Investigations

Job Location:

1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 Release Date:
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Employment Type:

Full-Time Position Type:
Classified

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The Consumer Protection (CP) Section is seeking an experienced investigator to work with a team dedicated to protecting Colorado consumers from fraud and other unfair and deceptive practices, as well as price fixing, monopolization and other unlawful market manipulations. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of complex cases and collaborate with attorneys and paralegals committed to an important and fulfilling mission.

Your casework will have a valuable impact on the community while also offering work-life balance. If you’re interested in joining a dynamic team of public servants, apply today!

The work of the Investigations Unit in the Consumer Protection Section involves a hybrid of criminal and civil law enforcement. The Unit conducts investigations of unlawful conduct statewide, often coordinating with other law enforcement and regulatory agencies within Colorado and outside of the State, including County District Attorneys, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Unit supports complaint triage and case development as primary functions and provides training and technical assistance to other law enforcement agencies and promotes and participates in a variety of consumer outreach and educational efforts.

The Compliance Investigator II will evaluate and follow-up on consumer complaints that come to the DOL through various channels but primarily through  The position conducts investigations of consumer fraud and violations of other Consumer Protection Laws, analyzes intake and referral information to determine the existence of Consumer Protection violations, scope and pattern of unlawful activity, and direction of the investigation before making recommendations about next steps.

In a multi-person investigation, this position will often act as the case manager/team leader who is responsible for case file management, data management, case flow from inception to disposition, and overall investigative strategy.

Duties include:

• Identifies and investigates violations of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act and several other state statutes related to consumer protection and economic crime
• Meet with and interview complainants, witnesses, proprietors, and others to obtain information relating to the investigation for enforcement and compliance
• Conduct background investigations of suspects and suspect businesses, research and collect public and non-public records, collect financial records, and conduct complex financial analysis
• Compiles data by collecting documentary evidence, examining records, reviewing electronic data (including online), and rearranging data into a useable format, such as spreadsheets and databases
• Review and analyze financial, business, and other evidence records
• Writes and organizes comprehensive reports of investigations, affidavits, warrants and victim/witness/suspect statements
• Independently or in collaboration with team members prepares charts, Power Points, spreadsheets, and graphs which reflect the information obtained during an investigation
• Serves as an advisory witness in Preliminary Hearings, Motions Hearings, and Court Trials, including assisting the assigned CP Attorney/Prosecutor to fully prepare for litigation by organizing the case for presentation, including testifying, preparing exhibits and witnesses
• Provides investigative, supervisory, and logistical assistance on assigned cases, leads a team including but not limited to, other investigators, paralegals, program assistants, forensic accountants, and provides assistance to local, state and federal agencies
• Focuses the effort between and among law…