PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES – • September 2017, gave a presentation on High End Money Laundering at the 35th University of Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. • December 2017 & December 2018 gave presentations on Anti Money Laundering and Asset Recovery at the 11th and 12th National Anti-corruption Conferences in Podgorica, Montenegro sponsored by the European Union and the United States, United Kingdom and German embassies.• March 2018 gave a presentation on asset recovery in Combating Fraud in 2018: Is your business ready? At the high profile Law Firm Howard Kennedy in London connected to the London Business Network.• March 2018 gave a Master Class on Financial Crime at the Queen Mary University of London.• June 2018 gave a further presentation and paper on Russia and its links to anti money laundering through Art Crime with the Queen Mary University of London, University of Maryland (USA) and Mount Saint Mary College (USA).• July 2018 gave a presentation on Russia and the London Property Market with Asset Confiscation Issues at the Royal United Services Institute, London connected with my role with the Advisory Board on the London Property Market.• May 2019 gave a presentation with Alesia KOUSH (UNESCO) on Crimes against our shared culture with links to anti money laundering and art.. February 2020 gave a presentation on Businesses in 2020 at the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce in Bucharest, Romania.. February 2020 gave a presentation on Kleptocrats and Money Laundering at the GOVNET Conference on White Collar Crime, in Bucharest, Romania.. May 2020 Guestspeaker for a virtual webinar/conference on Fraud in the COVID19 world for Lawyers Enache & Pirtea in Bucharest, Romania.. June 2020 Conducted a podcast on Money Laundering and Art for Transparency International Russia on Russian media platform Republic.ru

OP SOTERIA and OP VERONICASTRUM Investigations.

OP BRAMBER - WhistleBlower investigation into the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

Working within the London Asset Confiscation and Enforcement Unit, I am responsible for a range of financial investigations including fraud and money laundering. I lead investigations into property assets within the UK and overseas with a view to restraining and confiscating assets gained through the proceeds of crime. I work in liaison with financial institutions both nationally and internationally within the corporate and investment banking sectors and foreign embassies in the UK.My role includes the implementation of a range of legislation including the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and anti-money laundering regulations. I instigate cash seizures and lead proactive investigations into intelligence raised through Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). I ensure compliance with the Financial Action Task Force requirements and the Fourth European Union Money Laundering Directive.I have built and maintain resilient relationships with key partners across the UK Financial Intelligence Unit, the National Crime Agency (NCA), and within the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). I hold responsibility for the management of numerous complex investigations and have secured success in numerous financial cases. I have worked, with significant success, with financial institutions resolving issues and removing criminal proceeds from the financial system; liaising effectively with industry partners and subject matter experts to devise optimal best practice tactics and protocols. I consistently show tenacity and determination in tracking and seizing hidden assets; returning significant funds to both victims of crime and the UK government.

My role entailed the investigation of the most complex and serious crimes, including murder and serious risk to life; this included covert intelligence gathering and the management of highly sensitive and confidential information. I consistently brought a determined and tenacious approach to resolve even the most challenging cases, utilising my advanced interviewing skills to secure and develop intelligence. I undertook financial intelligence investigations; gathering intelligence through tracking and exposure of financial activity to support homicide investigations. I delivered extensive and detailed knowledge on the structuring and implementation of complex investigations, including those where cash was obtained through criminal means, to fund aspects of international terrorism.

Beginning my service as a constable, I served within a response team; a diverse and demanding role that required fast, but considered, response to critical incidents and community issues. I was selected to transfer to detective duties, having demonstrated an intelligent and competent eye for detail, enquiry and observation. I was tasked with a range of investigations including fraud, burglary, robbery and serious violence, delivering high standards of evidence to support convictions.

Working with this private police force, I was tasked with policing Dover docks, assisting border security and working in close partnership with HM Immigration and Customs. I undertook a range of responsibilities from the identification of stolen vehicles entering or leaving the UK, to providing police assistance to ferry services in the investigation of fraud, theft, public order offences and the detention of those found to be the subject of international or national warrants. As an aide to the criminal investigation department, I investigated fraud and worked in close liaison with German and French law enforcement to identify stolen vehicles or property; initiating a fast time investigations. I worked as part of a specialist team tasked with the identification of football hooligans; gathering critical intelligence relating to movement of football fans to share learning and intelligence nationally. I worked in partnership with key agencies within a successful multi-agency operation to combat alcohol and tobacco smuggling; I was awarded a citation of merit for this work.During this posting, I was asked to represent the Port of Dover Police in Hamburg, Germany, establishing a resilient liaison channel to established appropriate and valuable intelligence sharing.