Brendan received his B.S. in Accounting from Robert Morris University and his MBA with a concentration in Finance from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. He started his professional career with United States Steel Corporation and FedEx Services as an Internal Auditor where he developed his Internal Controls and Compliance skills. Brendan has also been designated a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) by the Association of Certified Fraud Investigators for over 20 years.
In 2004, Brendan started his law enforcement career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assigned to the Columbia Division, Charleston Resident Agency in South Carolina. During his assignment, he worked on one of the Division’s largest Corporate Fraud investigations and served as the FBI’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) member.
He was then transferred to the New York Field Office in 2007 and assigned to a Violent Crime squad focused on gangs. Brendan was selected to attend and successfully completed the New York City Homicide Investigators Course. Brendan was then re-assigned to a White-Collar Crime squad investigating complex international money laundering.
Brendan was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Asset Forfeiture/Money Laundering Unit at FBI Headquarters in 2010 where he provided program oversight for the Northeast and Southeast regions of the U.S. In this role, Brendan developed into a subject matter expert on money laundering and coordinated and partnered with various federal and international regulatory and law enforcement agencies. Brendan was asked to present at The Canadian Institute’s 10th Annual Forum on Anti-Money Laundering. Additionally, he served as an Instructor at the U.S Department of Justice, Office of Legal Education, on the topic of Bank and Securities Fraud and provided training to the FBI’s Office of General Counsel on the use of trade finance and SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) networks as means to commit money laundering.
In 2011, upon completion of his Headquarter's assignment, he was transferred to the Washington Field Office, Northern Virginia Resident Agency, where he was assigned to the Healthcare Fraud squad and subsequently to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) squad. While assigned to the FCPA squad, Brendan conducted a joint investigation with the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission resulting in the high-profile arrest of a senior politician in Indonesia.
Brendan’s last assignment with the FBI was as the Supervisory Senior Resident Agent (SSRA) of the El Paso Division, Midland Resident Agency (MRA). While serving as the SSRA, he had responsibility for all National Security, Criminal, and Intelligence activities for the MRA area of responsibilities.
Brendan has received numerous accolades while serving in the FBI, including the following:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Medal of Excellence, Leadership (2016)
Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (2015)
Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, Exceptional Service Award for Groundbreaking Investigations Involving Several Financial Institutions (2011)
FBI Criminal Investigative Division, Financial Crimes Section Certificate of Achievement for Significant Asset Forfeiture Relating to Financial Institutions (2011)
Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, Investigation of Financial Institutions (2010)
In 2018, Brendan entered the oil & gas industry at ExxonMobil in a financial security role. In this role, Brendan has conducted numerous investigations into potential vendor over-billing, resulting in substantial recoveries. In addition, Brendan served as the Project Manager for the implementation of a field technology platform, which streamlined the invoicing process, reduced over-billing, and eliminated unnecessary travel related to the manual paper-ticket process.
Let Brendan's diverse investigative experience bring a new perspective to help you or your company identify and mitigate fraud.
Steven Clark has vast investigation and management experience, including over 20 years as a federal law enforcement officer. After his time in federal service, Clark entered the oil and gas industry in Corporate Security and Investigations management.
Clark is a graduate of Texas A&M University. Upon graduation, he proudly entered the United States Marine Corps. Following his retirement from the Marine Corps, Clark continued his government duty by joining the US Marshals Service (USMS). During his career in the USMS, he supervised many employees and oversaw the Lone Star Task Force in the Permian Basin and Trans-Pecos regions. Clark had the privilege of participating in multiple high-profile trials, coordinated international fugitive investigations, and organized operations to extradite wanted fugitives. Clark was appointed to the Attorney General’s Task Force in New Orleans, LA to locate and apprehend violent felons and fugitives who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. He also was tasked with training newly hired Marshals.
In the private sector, Clark continues to use his investigative and security skills for loss prevention and detection. This includes vetting of vendors, analyzing their histories for fraud or unethical business practices, investigation of suspicious claim activity, training personnel on proper conduct, and violations of company policy. In the past 5 years, Clark has continued to maintain relationships with law enforcement and security personnel. He has provided first aid, evacuation and emergency response training, and also assisted companies with cases involving internal and external theft, compliance issues, and employee misconduct. He has conducted interviews of those who are suspects or witnesses in these types of cases. Clark is a Cellebrite Certified Operator & Analyst.
Clark is a two-time Robert Forsythe Valor Award recipient during his time in the USMS. He also received the Midland County Medal of Valor Award in 2014. He is a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Marine Corps Association & the Permian Basin Oilfield Crime Committee.
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