T. Markus Funk
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| Education |
Ph.D. University of Oxford J.D. Northwestern Law School University of Illinois |
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Attorney Author Law Professor |
| Employer | Perkins Coie |
| Known for | Former Assistant United States Attorney and prosecutor for Operation Family Secrets. |
T. Markus Funk is an American attorney, law professor, and author best known for the prosecution of several high-profile mob figures during his career at the United States Department of Justice. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Perkins Coie.
Funk was raised in Germany before attending school in Illinois. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois in 1992. He went to Northwestern School of Law where he earned his J.D., graduating in 1995. He later pursued a Ph.D. in law at the University of Oxford.
Prior to his career at the Department of Justice, Funk taught law at the University of Oxford. He was also a law clerk for Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Morris S. Arnold as well as U.S District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry.
Between 2004 and 2006, Funk worked for the U.S. Department of State as the Section Chief in Kosovo following the Kosovo War. He represented the U.S. at diplomatic negotiations and headed the restructuring of Kosovo's justice system after the war. He was given the Superior Honor Award by the Department in recognition of his service in Kosovo and also authored the Kosovo Trial Skills Handbook which was published by the United States Department of Justice in 2006.
Funk worked for the United States Department of Justice under U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald for 10 years. During his time with the DOJ, he prosecuted numerous high-profile cases, including those of mobsters, white collar criminals, child pornography possession by a former Roman Catholic priest, and one of Northern Illinois' largest credit card and identity fraud rings.
As an Assistant United States Attorney, Funk prosecuted Frank Calabrese, Sr. and other high-ranking mobsters as part of Operation Family Secrets, an FBI investigation into 18 homicides and various other crimes committed by the Chicago Outfit between the 1960s and 2000s. The investigation was considered one of the most extensive racketeering cases of its kind and was labeled as one of the most important criminal investigations in American history by National Public Radio. During closing arguments of the trial, Calabrese told Funk, "You're a fu**ing dead man." Calabrese and all of his thirteen co-defendants were convicted.
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