The winners of the first-ever Tackling Economic Crime Awards were announced on Monday 9th December at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane where 250 representatives from the financial crime sector were in attendance.
The winners were selected from an esteemed panel of judges and the awards were presented in 13 categories to public, private and third sector organisations and individuals who had made a significant impact in desisting all areas of economic crime.
Professor Martin Gill, founder of the TECAs, commented:
“It’s a great honour to be able to play a part in recognising the achievements of so many outstanding players in this sector. All the finalists and especially the winners should be proud. The judging process is strict and robust; each judge marks independently against a set of criteria, and they commit to declaring any conflict of interest. Each entry must achieve a fixed score threshold to become a finalist, ensuring consistent quality across the competition; which means all the finalists – individuals, teams and companies represent outstanding performance of the highest level.”
The 2019 winners:
Outstanding Manager or Director
Simon York – Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC
Outstanding Team
The DCPCU (Dedicated Card & Payment Crime Unit)
Outstanding Consultant
Graydon Business Intelligence Unit – Graydon UK
Outstanding Customer Service Initiative
Cyber and Economic Crime Awareness Service – Greater Manchester Police
Outstanding Training Initiative
James Jenkin – Serious Fraud Office
Outstanding New Product
The Paybase Risk Suite – Paybase
Outstanding Partnership
Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service
Outstanding Investigator
DC Adele Shallcross – Avon & Somerset Constabulary
Outstanding Young Professional
Dave Laramy – Capital One UK
Outstanding Female Professional
Claire Jenkins FCCA, Integrity & Enforcement Unit – Companies House
Outstanding Male Professional
Russell Chinn – Metropolitan Police, DCPCU
Outstanding Prevention Initiative
Santander UK – APP Scam Prevention
Lifetime Achievement
Professor Michael Levi
The awards could not have taken place without the support of the associations and their representative judges; ACFE, Cabinet Office, Cifas, CIPFA, City of London Police, Fraud Advisory Panel, Insurance Fraud Bureau, InterSOC, London Fraud Forum, North East Fraud Forum, RUSI, Serious Fraud Office, UK Finance and University of Portsmouth.
The awards were sponsored by fraud technology provider – Altia-ABM; Cifas sponsored the menu and International Security Expo sponsored the drinks reception.
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners and thank you to everyone who supported the awards.