This position is a Criminal Investigator Law Enforcement Officer (LEO), located in a field activity of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. The primary duty of this position is the investigation of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States. Pay to be set based on the locality pay area of the duty location. Final duty location will be determined upon selection.
This position is inside the bargaining unit.
This is a career ladder progression position; the duties described below are at the full performance level (GS-12). Incumbents hired below the GS-12 grade level will serve in a developmental capacity, wherein the work is less complex in nature and the supervisor, or a senior level employee provides specific instruction and guidance.
Conducts investigations of individuals suspected of violating the criminal provisions of the LMRDA and related statutes, to include highly sensitive criminal investigations and civil investigations as appropriate, and associated crimes such as conspiracy, forgery, bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud.
Assumes full responsibility for planning and developing assigned cases and cases the investigator identifies for investigation, obtaining evidence, interviewing all contacts, interrogating subjects, issuing Miranda warnings as appropriate, analyzing all financial records and writing all reports. Serves as team member on complex criminal investigations. Independently conducts major segments of the investigation and prepares assistance portions of the investigative report.
Initiates and conducts meetings, discussions and conferences with parties germane to the investigations such as union officers, employees of unions, attorneys, certified public accountants, employers, and union members. Coordinates joint investigations with FBI, DOL OIG, EBSA, IRS and other federal agencies by developing investigative plans and coordinating additional investigations, integrating findings and conclusions into a comprehensive report.
Initiates contacts and maintains liaison with United States Attorneys and state prosecutors, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of exchanging information. Explains LMRDA requirements and OLMS investigative procedures to gain access to records and gather pertinent facts and evidence.
Prepares comprehensive, well-documented, sign-off quality reports of investigative findings and recommends appropriate disposition that clearly substantiate violations in accordance with elements of proof and other requirements necessary for criminal prosecution or justifies closing the case. Such reports are sufficient, with few or no changes, for forwarding to appropriate parties for action.
Physical Demands: The work requires some walking, travel, and carrying of items such as brief cases, notebooks, and work papers. Many records are obtained from reluctant sources via administrative or grand jury subpoena. The work may involve considerable exertion to obtain, transport, and ultimately review records. The work requires interviewing witnesses or targets in remote work sites at irregular, unpredictable or unscheduled hours.
The position may also require working for prolonged periods of time without adequate rest. Conducting investigations requires frequent travel to various geographic sites to locate witnesses and records, and conduct extensive, prolonged interviews at irregular hours to satisfy stress-provoking time constraints. Travel is sometimes necessary in severe weather on remote roads, in hazardous areas or under hazardous conditions, for up to three weeks at a time.
Some casework may have to be done over protracted shift periods and at irregular hours. Interviews may be conducted in arduous circumstances with reluctant witnesses, sometimes exposing the investigator to personal risk. Prosecutive support work frequently requires unusually long work days and long periods away from the assigned duty station.
Considerable endurance is often required to review voluminous records, and physical strength is required for lifting and transporting them. Investigators must often lift heavy boxes or equipment, categorize, store, and secure evidence. Work Environment: Some assignments are performed in a typical office setting, but usually require extensive additional onsite investigative work.
This on-site work often occurs during evening or other irregular hours in work environments of union officials or other persons in unsafe, crime ridden areas, in factories, on construction sites, or at depots.
Investigative activities bring the investigator into direct contact with the individuals facing potential criminal charges and the potential loss of their freedom and livelihood; individuals known to commit, attempt, or threaten to commit violence against union members; individuals who own weapons; or individuals alleged to have ties to organized crime. These contacts also expose the investigator to highly contested, hostile internal union political and power struggles.
These and other situations described above may place the investigator in physical jeopardy. Protective clothing and gear and observance of safety precautions are required. The work sometimes involves accompany higher graded investigator during prolonged hours of interviews or records reviews in hazardous, hostile environments.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.
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ross.cassandra.a@dol.gov · 202-693-1000 X14136
This position is with Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor.
The posted pay range is $77785 – $121502/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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