Ian Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

Saint Helier, Je

St. Helier, Jersey

Currently an Associate Director for Financial Crime Strategy, Government of Jersey. In this capacity, I serve as the national coordinator, liaising with various financial crime agencies such as the States of Jersey Police, Law Officers Department, Financial Intelligence Unit, and Viscount’s Department. My responsibilities including formulating policy, drafting legislation, and conducting risk assessments to address national financial crime threats and vulnerabilities. Additionally, I contribute to the planning, execution, and assessment of a national programme aimed at enhancing the performance of key agencies in money laundering and terrorist financing investigations and prosecutions, financial intelligence gathering and distribution, and the recovery of criminal assets. Recently, I have been involved in preparing Jersey for the Mutual Evaluation of its AML/CFT/CPF regime by the Council of Europe (MONEYVAL) concerning the implementation of FATF standards.

FIU Mentor for the Egmont Centre of FIU Excellence and Leadership (ECOFEL).• Capacity building programme as part of of the Egmont Centre of FIU Excellence and Leadership (ECOFEL);• 'One to one' mentoring on leadership, management and technical issues to Heads of FIU from both Egmont member countries and non-member countries;• Advising ECOFEL on future training for FIU Mentors

Busan, South Korea

Supporting capacity-building in the field of anti-money laundering, counter terrorism financing and counter proliferation financing, the FATF Training Institute provides training on FATF standards and the mutual evaluation process to staff from FATF and FATF-style regional body (FSRB) member countries, and assessors and reviewers involved in the mutual evaluation.Led and contributed to the design and development of AML/CFT training programmes, with other internal and external experts, in line with the FATF training programme annual plan Delivered training programmes to diverse audiences of individuals from across the FATF Global Network. Worked with the FATF Secretariat to evaluate and improve existing training programmes, and ensured delivery in line with best practices.Contributed to quality assurance reviews of FATF/FRSB Mutual Evaluation Reports.

Pristina, Regjioni I Prishtinës, Kosovo

International Expert on Anti-Money Laundering Strategic Analysis - Non Key (Short Term) Expert for UNDP Project "Support to Anti-Corruption Efforts in Kosovo" (SAEK III). - Reviewing legislation, National Risk Assessment & Sector Specific Risk Assessments on AML/CFT - Drafting Needs Assessment report on Strategic Analysis for the FIU Kosovo - Drafting SOPs/Manual on Strategic Analysis for FIU Kosovo - Conducting coaching sessions on for FIU staff on implementation of new SOPs

Expert Roster

CEPOL Roster of Subject Matter Experts;• Thematic areas covered include; - financial investigation, - money laundering, - corruption, - terrorist financing, - organized crime - criminal asset recovery• Previously engaged as Western Balkan Financial Investigation Project - Short Term Expert• Planned and delivered training to law enforcement, financial intelligence and criminal justice agencies across the Western Balkan region

Seychelles

Project title "Support to Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS)"; - Project duration 12 months; - Management and supervision of Key Experts (Investigation Specialists; Cyber Security expert; Physical Security assessor). - Mentoring and guiding local investigators in conducting investigations into complex public corruption, involving the misappropriation of significant sums of public money by high-level public officials. - Facilitating ACCS in establishing operational relationships with international law enforcement networks to develop competence conducting international money laundering and asset tracing investigations. - Planning and delivering specific training modules, following a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis - Established induction programme for staff recruited to newly established criminal justice agency in Seychelles then developed monitoring & evaluation processes to measure the effectiveness of programme delivery - Assessed both the physical security and cyber security needs of the ACCS. - Provided expert advice on the drafting of new anti-corruption and money laundering legislation. - Drew up ‘Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)’ against which to measure & monitor performance of technical assistance project. KPIs included both quantitative and qualitative data.

Kosovo

Project Title - "Further Support to Kosovo Institutions in the Fight against Organized Crime, Corruption and Violent Extremism". - Managed and supervised Key Expert (KE), Non-Experts (KE) involved in policy development; risk assessments; economic assessment; training development & delivery; regulatory compliance and judicial mentoring, as well as office/support staff;- Managed budget of 2.5 million Euro and over 2,100 Expert Working Days (WD) - The project successfully delivered assistance law enforcement, intelligence agencies, prosecutors, judges and financial regulators in Kosovo to improve and increase the jurisdiction's capability to deal with organised crime, corruption and violent extremism; with a focus upon money laundering investigation/prosecution and the use of criminal asset recovery powers. - Planned and delivered terrorist financing training to investigators, prosecutors & judges; including joint training events in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo; - Developed policy & operational capacities of specialist Anti-Corruption Task Force (ACTF), including enhancing skills in the gathering and analysis of intelligence; - Delivered the first ever cooperation between a deployed NATO unit and an EU-funded development project to deliver a specialist Counter Terrorism training programme to Kosovo Police; - Incorporated gender monitoring and disaggregation into all aspects of data gathering during the delivery of project activitiesKey results included; - drafting new asset recovery laws; - establishment of multi-disciplinary investigation team; - conducting ML/TF risk assessments in high-risk sectors; - assessment of 'Informal Economy'; - Drafting of National Strategies and Action Plans on Organised Crime, Narcotics, Economic Crime & P/CVE.

Barbados

UK funded technical assistance and capacity building development project entitled "Caribbean Criminal Asset Recovery Programme (CCARP)" - Provided advice, guidance and mentoring to Financial Intelligence Units (FIU), Financial Investigators, Prosecutors, Judiciary and Government Ministers across the English speaking Eastern Caribbean (Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines) and Guyana and Belize - Supported UK efforts to tackle organised criminal networks operating along the Caribbean cocaine trafficking route - Delivered technical assistance and support in respect of money laundering and asset recovery. - Key results included drafting and enacting legislation; carrying out money laundering and asset recovery investigations; and the progression cases through the courts. - Project results also included restraint of criminal assets valued at $26.8 million, forfeiture of US$7.5 million in cash, and 85 persons charged with money laundering offences; - Established 'Regional Security System, Asset Recovery Unit' through mentorship of local staff to ensure continuity of specialist regional support on completion of the project.

Anguilla, British West Indies

Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in a Caribbean ‘off-shore’ jurisdiction. - The FIU Anguilla is an Egmont Group member and is a ‘hybrid’ FIU, carrying out both intelligence and investigative functions. - Developed & enhanced jurisdictional compliance with US, UK, EU & local ML/TF laws and International Sanctions regimes. I played a pivotal role in directing the territory's compliance with the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) recommendations. - Delivered training on AML/CFT matters to financial services businesses, including banks & off-shore company management agencies. - Supervised and directed the collation, analysis and dissemination of intelligence concerning ML/TF to and from regulated business and international law enforcement partners. - Planned and organised the jurisdiction’s National Risk Assessment in line with the new FATF recommendations; liaised with World Bank and Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, (CFATF). - Project Team Leader for Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) Risk, Trends & Methods Working Group (RTMWG). Designed data gathering processes used to monitor the impact of a specific crime and security issue (‘lottery scams’) across the Caribbean region. - Established & developed relationships with international law enforcement agencies, financial businesses & regional regulatory bodies. - Lead and directed investigations into serious financial crime; fraud, money laundering, & corruption; - Traced & seized assets valued at over US$600,000 in 12 months - Assisted local banks and Government in preparing the jurisdiction’s response to FATCA requirement. - Signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral exchange of financial intelligence with National FIUs from Russia, Japan & Australia.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Team leader of a specialist organised crime investigation unit. Investigations resulted in prosecution, conviction, imprisonment and asset seizure of international crime syndicates involved in ;- international money laundering,- complex banking fraud,- funding for Islamic and other terrorist/paramilitary groups- human trafficking- narcotics trafficking- armed robbery- extortion- intellectual property crimeDelivered ML/TF training to Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) courses; Organised Crime Investigation Courses; and to visiting foreign law enforcement delegations from Eastern Europe and Middle East. Cooperated with foreign law enforcement during international investigations. Developed an extensive network of personal contacts in several law enforcement agencies around the world,including FBI, RCMP, ICE.Provided fraud advice and training to government and private sector bodies.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Accredited Financial Investigator (Detective Constable) in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Organised Crime Branch. Obtained first 'stand-alone' money laundering conviction in Northern Ireland, against the leader of a terrorist/paramilitary group. Obtained the first Financial Reporting Order in Northern Ireland. Involved in gathering, collating and disseminating financial intelligence on organised crime and terrorist groups. Carried out investigations into murder and other serious crime, including crimes linked to terrorist organisations.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Team member in both reactive and proactive investigation units within the Criminal Investigation Department in a large urban police force. Carried out both overt and covert investigations into serious and serial crime including; murder, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, drugs and prostitution.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Patrol Officer

United Kingdom

Short Service Commission in an Infantry battalion (Royal Irish Regiment). - Led infantry unit on Counter Terrorism/Insurgency operations in Northern Ireland; - Planned and delivered NCO promotion courses and other training; - Deployed overseas to Germany, Canada, Cyprus, Ascension Island on training missions;

Master Of Laws - Llm, International Law

Master Of Science - Msc, Criminology & Criminal Psychology

Thesis Subject - An analysis of the threats (criminal and terrorist) posed by ethno-nationalist/separatist terrorist groups within Europe..

Certificate, French For Business

Certified Fraud Examiner, Financial Forensics And Fraud Investigation

Btec Professional Diploma, Financial Investigation

Certificate In Bribery Investigation

Certificate In Fraud Investigation, Financial Forensics And Fraud Investigation

Certificate, Humanitarian Response To Conflict And Disaster

Queen'S Commission (British Army Officer), Military And Strategic Leadership

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