Rich leverages over 10 years of experience in forensic accounting and financial crime investigations. Rich specializes in financial investigations, asset tracing and preservation, dispute resolution, fraud and corruption in multiple jurisdictions, business intelligence and stakeholder management.
He has detailed knowledge of investigation techniques, procedures and legislation as well as a strong background in case management, operational planning and controlling budgets and resources, having spent ten years at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as in private practice and for the Serious Fraud Office before that.
Some of Rich’s recent assignments include:
- Conducted a forensic investigation into the laundering of the proceeds from millions of dollars of corrupt oil contracts in South America.
- Tracing assets from the misappropriation of billions of dollars from the government of Malaysia and the laundering of these funds across multiple offshore jurisdictions. Identified previously unknown or unclassified transactions with a combined value of over $1.8 billion. Identified further assets with a value of over $284 million.
- Provided support in an international arbitration in dispute of $1.8 billion.
- Gave evidence in court on behalf of the government of Malaysia in a $4.7 billion civil claim.
- Conducted an investigation for a cryptocurrency firm which had been the subject of a multi-million dollar fraud including: an internal investigation to determine the extent of the fraud and loss to the company; external tracing of funds and smart contracts; and a comprehensive asset-tracing and profiling investigation into key individuals connected with the fraud.
- Led independent internal reviews for a Cayman-regulated firm and produced comprehensive reports for provision to CIMA (Cayman Regulator).
- Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a UK-regulated hedge fund to prevent regulatory action by the FCA.
- Worked with the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (previously the AMBD) and Royal Brunei Police Force to provide advice on enforcement in financial regulation and the effective investigation of investment fraud cases.
- Led an investigation into a £13 million investment fraud in Scotland and provided support to Police Scotland in preparing a criminal case against the individual behind the scheme. Gave evidence in the High Court in Scotland which resulted in a conviction and 14-year prison sentence for Alistair Greig.
