The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Honolulu field office welcomed a forensic scientist and new leader recently with the arrival of Special Agent in Charge Steven B. Merrill.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Honolulu field office welcomed a forensic scientist and new leader recently with the arrival of Special Agent in Charge Steven B. Merrill.
FBI director Christopher Wray announced Merrill’s appointment May 10, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday. Merrill most recently served as a financial crimes section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he led the FBI’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19, including pandemic-related scams, vaccine fraud and other offenses.
Merrill joined the FBI as a forensic scientist in 1991 and became a special agent in 1994. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and master’s degree in forensic science from the George Washington University.
