Entries are in, judging is complete and it’s time to announce and celebrate the finalists of the 2022 Tackling Economic Crime Awards (TECAs).
The TECAs are designed to recognise excellence and innovation in tackling all areas of economic crime from those working in the private, public and third sectors. This year saw a bumper number of entries and the 17-strong independent judging panel had no easy task in reviewing the many nominations.
The winners of the Tackling Economic Crime Awards will be revealed at a gala dinner and ceremony to be held at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square on Monday 14 November 2022.
The 2022 TECAs finalists are:
Outstanding Manager or Director
- Gareth Davies – Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty
- Emily James – Octavian Security UK
- Claire Maillet – Ziglu
- Pauline Smith – Action Fraud
- Perry Stokes – City of London Police
- Detective Inspector Duncan Wynn – Thames Valley Police
Outstanding Team
- Anti-Fraud Team – Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty
- Economic Serious and Organised Crime, Criminal Intelligence Analyst Team – DWP
- Counter Fraud & Investigation Team – Government Internal Audit Agency
- Tech-Enabled Threats Team – HMRC
- Financial Crime Intelligence Team – IRIS DWP
- Communications Team – NHSCFA
- Scams Team – National Trading Standards
- Counter Fraud Data Network Analytics Service for Bounce Back Loans Team – Public Sector Fraud Authority
- Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Division – Serious Fraud Office
- Defence Against Money Laundering Team – UKFIU
- Claims Investigation Team – Zurich Insurance
Outstanding Training Initiative – sponsored by Experian
- Umut Turken and Dimitris Kafteranis – Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity – Coventry University
- Professional Certificate in Fraud Prevention Training – Cifas and City of London Police
- AML programme – ICAEW (The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales)
- Metal Crime Development Training – National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership
- Tim Barlow – NHS Counter Fraud Authority
- Clue Project – NHS Counter Fraud Authority
Outstanding New Product
- All Too Familiar – ICAEW (The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales)/HMRC
- Identiq Protocol
- Counter Fraud Network Analytics Product for Bounce Back Loans – Public Sector Fraud Authority and Quantexa
- LexisNexis® Compliance Lens
- Themis – Anti-financial crime technology platform: KYC screening & investigation, supplier risk assessment and digital learning
- trueCall SIM
- view360global™
- Mea: Connexus – Zurich Insurance (in Partnership with Issured)
Outstanding Partnership
- Cifas and Lambeth Council
- David Gillies – Essex Police and Sara McParland – Essex Victim Support
- Fraud Prevention Unit – Lorraine Harris, Oliver Stopnitzky and Counter Fraud Functions within every NHS Trust
- HMRC and Security Industry Authority
- HMRC and UAE Customs Cooperation
- All Too Familiar – ICAEW (The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales)/HMRC
- Lloyds Banking Group and City of London Police
- Financial Intelligence Unit – Monzo
- NECC Public Private Partnership
- Clue Project Team – NHS Counter Fraud Authority
- Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit and Intellectual Property Office
- Emma Turner and Operation Mariner
Outstanding Investigator – sponsored by McLarens
- Al Bassam – Eastern Region Special Operations Unit
- Wendy Bray – Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC
- Kim Eveleigh – Government Internal Audit Agency
- Lucy Gardiner – Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty
- Julie Harpham – South Yorkshire Police
- Peter Miles – Rochford District Council
- Chris Parker – North East Regional Economic Crime Unit
- Geoff Richards – Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC
- Gareth Wallbank, Economic and Serious and Organised Crime – DWP
Outstanding Policing Initiative
- National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit – Levels 1 & 2 – City of London Police
- Soumya Majumdar and Linda Lewin – Crown Prosecution Service and Ramona Senior, Paul Harrison, Paul Radnall, Nick Wright and Steve Airth – North East Regional Economic Crime Unit
- Alan Penfold – Asset Confiscation Enforcement Team – Eastern Region Special Operations Unit
- PIPCU and the IPO Quarterly Campaigns
Outstanding Young Professional – sponsored by Cifas
- Adam Mercer – Action Fraud, City of London Police
- Gareth Davies – Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty
- Paul Maskall – Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit and UK Finance
- Martyn Pointer – HSBC
- Claire Maillet – Ziglu
Outstanding Prevention Initiative – sponsored by International Security Expo and The Security Event
- Enhanced Checking Service – DWP
- All Too Familiar – ICAEW (The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales)/HMRC
- HMRC’s Project Cornhill team and UK JMLIT group
- Fraud Lab – Cognitive Approach to Fraud Education & Awareness – Lloyds Banking Group
- COVID-19 Business Grant Intelligence Alert – National Anti-Fraud Network
- NR3S Initiative – National Anti-Fraud Network
- Friends Against Scams – National Trading Standards Scams Team
- The NHS Counter Fraud Authority including the NHSCFA Communications team, wider team and counter fraud functions within every NHS Trust
- Fraud Protection Toolkit – Thames Valley Police
- It’s not your fault Romance Fraud Support Pack and Sarah’s Story Initiative – Thames Valley Police
- Staying Safe from Romance Fraud E-booklet – Thames Valley Police and Kingston University
Outstanding Tackling Economic Crime Professional
- Emad Aladhal – FCA
- Tim Barlow – NHS Counter Fraud Authority
- Dr Elisabeth Carter – Kingston University
- Cath Chapman – Lloyds Banking Group
- Claire Jenkins MSc FCCA – Companies House
- Stuart Kent – GIAA
- Samantha Ling – West Mercia Police
Outstanding Performance in Tackling Money Laundering
- Al Bassam – Eastern Region Special Operations Unit
- Graham Hughes & Lynne James – Eastern Region Special Operations Unit
- DC Paul Gillick, Greg Page, Steve Keating and Emma Lupton – Eastern Region Special Operations Unit
- Andrew Hobden – Surrey and Sussex Police
- Lloyds Banking Group working in partnership with City of London Police, Crown Prosecution Service and National Crime Agency
- Lloyds Banking Group – Automated Portfolio Management
- SmartSearch
Lifetime Achievement
To be announced on the day
Commenting on the finalists list, founder of the TECAs Professor Martin Gill said: “We have been blown away by the amount, and quality of the entries that we’ve received. The economic crime sector has truly embraced these awards and it’s fantastic to see so many organisations and individuals wanting to be recognised for the key role they play tackling all areas of economic crime”
Gill added: “I would like to thank the Judges for volunteering their time to independently review and score the submissions and all those who put forward nominations. We look forward to welcoming everyone on Monday 14 November at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square for the awards ceremony itself”.
*Tickets for the Tackling Economic Crime Awards 2022 are now on sale and cost £250+VAT for an individual place or £2,250+VAT for a table of ten. You can book your tickets online now at https://thetecas.com/attend/
Cifas, Experian, McLarens, International Security Expo and The Security Event are sponsoring the event.