Maxwell Marker
Supervisory Special Agent, Financial Institution Fraud Unit, Financial Crimes Section
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maxwell Marker is Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) for the Financial Institution Fraud Unit (FIFU) in the Financial Crimes Section at FBI Headquarters. He provides program guidance and assistance to the various FBI field offices regarding financial institution fraud matters, which include check fraud, credit card fraud, loan fraud, embezzlement, mortgage fraud and identity theft. Marker coordinates the Unit’s national identity theft initiative and frequently represents the FBI on the Attorney General's Identity Theft Subcommittee. In that capacity Marker regularly speaks to industry and law enforcement groups on the topic of identity theft, and coordinates a working group seeking to bring a national response to bear on the identity theft crime problem.
Marker has provided training on a variety of white collar crime topics to state, local, federal and territorial law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, and prosecuting attorneys, as well as providing international training at the Middle Eastern Law Enforcement Training Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the International Law Enforcement Academy in Bangkok, Thailand and the Indonesian National Police Academy in Megamendung, Indonesia.
Prior to his assignment in the FBI’s Headquarters, Marker was the primary investigator in the Bank of Honolulu’s failure and corresponding fraudulent conduct in the largest personal bankruptcy ever filed in the District of Hawaii. SSA Marker was an operator on the Honolulu Division's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team.
Marker is a graduate cum laude of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and an attorney licensed to practice in the state of California where, prior to joining the Bureau, he represented bankruptcy trustees, debtors and creditors in insolvency matters.