The Tackling Economic Crime Awards (TECAs), sponsored by Altia, is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2025 awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to the fight against fraud and financial crime across the UK and beyond.
This year’s finalists represent the very best in innovation, collaboration, and impact across law enforcement, private industry, academia, and the public sector. From pioneering prevention strategies to groundbreaking investigations, each nominee has demonstrated exceptional commitment to protecting the public and strengthening the integrity of our financial systems.
2025 Finalists:
Outstanding Manager or Director
Paul Airlie – DWP
Mark Astley – NAFN Data & Intelligence Services
Arun Chauhan – Tenet Law
Detective Inspector Daniel Fenn – West Mercia Police
Mike Jones – DWP
Claire Maillet
Dave Parker – DWP
Phillip Lloyd Tate – HMRC
DCI Lee Townley – West Yorkshire Police
Paul Wenlock – Leicestershire Police
Outstanding Team
Integrated Risk & Intelligence Service (IRIS) Team 1 – DWP
Counter Fraud and Investigation Team – GIAA
Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service
Taking Control of Goods (TCoG) team – HMRC
Emily Jenner, Emma Swietochowski-Hay & Sophie Day – Kent Police
Court Production Order Unit – Lloyds Banking Group
Op DESTABILISE Case Team – NCA
National Trading Standards Scams Team
Team Mandri – West Mercia Police
West Mercia Police Economic Crime Unit
Outstanding Training Initiative
Metal Crime Awareness Training – Robin Edwards, British Transport Police
Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS) Training – DWP
The CFCD Learning Academy – Jane Ward & Julie Wiggins, DWP
Free Online Clinic Training Initiative – Gentium UK
COP9 Hydra Training – Civil Investigator Team, HMRC
“Inside the Mind of a Stammering Counter-Fraud Pracademic” – Claire Maillet
Standardising Communications Data Applications – NAFN Data & Intelligence Services
Providing Support to Fraud and Scam Victims – National Trading Standards Scams Team
The Counter Fraud Leaders Development Programme – Public Sector Fraud Authority Centre of Learning
Fraud Academy – Zurich Insurance
Outstanding New Product, Software or Technology
Auquan
Vigilance™ – Company Watch
Essex Digital Multi Agency Approach to Fraud
Kaseware, Inc.
fraudible – Claire Maillet
Apollo – National Crime Agency UKFIU
Scam Intelligence – Starling Bank
AI Investigator – Themis
Clearspeed Voice-recognition Initiative – Zurich Insurance
Outstanding Investigator
Sally Edwards – Salford City Council
Mandy Flood – Vale of Glamorgan Council
DC Joe Lack – South Yorkshire Police
Andy McGuire – MET Police
Zoe Newman – Kroll
Lisa Prince – DWP
Outstanding Partnership
Blackdot Solutions and Financial Intelligence Unit of Jersey
The DWP HMRC Counter Fraud Partnership
Jennie Haslett (HM Treasury), Abi Harrison (HM Treasury), Mike Fowler (Financial Action Task Force), Stefan Jerga (Australian Federal Police)
Operation HAMMERHEAD
Mobile Network Operators , Ofcom and the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit, City of London Police
Operation MACHINIZE – NECC, NPCC, HMRC, HOIE and Trading Standards
NAFN, IPCO, College of Policing, Home Office Knowledge Engagement Team and HMRC
NAFN and National Hunter
Public Private Partnership model – National Economic Crime Centre
Tax Crime and Evasion Public-Private Threat Group
Outstanding Public Sector/Law Enforcement Initiative
Data-washing initiative – Frederick Everest and Thomas Dawson – DWP
Op Cannington – FCA
Project Beagle – HMRC
Project Crispy – HMRC
Cryptocurrency Storage project – Gentium UK, Komainu and UK Law Enforcement
“Maude and Scram” e-books – DCI Lee Townley, Kay Bainbridge and Sarah Whitehead
Operation CALLBACK – Metropolitan Police Service Emerging Threats Team
Standardising Communications Data Applications initiative – NAFN Data & Intelligence Services
The National Right to Buy Anti-Fraud Service – NAFN Data & Intelligence Services and National Hunter
Proactive Asset Recovery Team – West Mercia Police
Outstanding Private/Third Sector Initiative
RedFlag Accelerator – RedCompass Labs
Project Trojan – Stop Scams UK
Tenancy Fraud Forum
The Environmental Crimes Financial Toolkit – Themis
Outstanding Young Professional sponsored by Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board
Mollie Dale – Regional Economic Crime Unit, West Mercia Police
Alex Hides – City of London Police
James – DWP
Phoebe O’Hara – DWP
Helena Roden – DWP
Outstanding Female Economic Crime Professional
Liane Atcheson – Tenet Law
Christine Caine – DWP
Elisabeth Collery – Serious Fraud Office
Sarah Goudarzi – Serious Fraud Office
Dr Diana Johnson – University of the West of England
Dr Rasha Kassem – Aston University
Caroline Letts – HMRC
Dr Sam Mapston – University of the West of England
Emma-Jayne Turner – National Crime Agency
Aisling Twomey – Monzo
Outstanding Individual Contribution to Tackling Economic Crime
John Bradshaw – NCA
Dave Campbell – HMRC
Andrew Grieve – Serious Fraud Office
Dr Rasha Kassem – Aston University
Claire Maillet
Professor Nicholas Ryder – Cardiff University
Outstanding Overseas Initiative
Malaysia’s National Fraud Portal – FNA
Venezuelan refugees and migrants project – Gentium UK and Organization of American States
K9 Programme – Gentium UK and GIZ
Virtual Asset Crime initiative – Gentium UK Limited and GIZ
Project WINTERPROOF – NCA
Bahrain project – Themis
Lifetime Achievement
To be announced on the day
Finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges with expertise in economic crime, ensuring a fair and rigorous evaluation process.
Winners will be announced at the TECAs Gala Dinner taking place on Tuesday, 4th November 2025 at the Royal Lancaster London. Ticket and event details can be found at: https://thetecas.com
Join us in celebrating the individuals and organisations driving real change in the fight against economic crime. Congratulations to all the finalists – and we look forward to celebrating with you.
The 2025 TECAs are sponsored by Altia, and the awards ceremony will be hosted by Ian Dyson QPM DL, former Commissioner of the City of London Police. Winners will be presented with trophies sponsored by Asset Reality.
Thought Leadership Summit
The Tackling Economic Crime Thought Leadership Summit, will again take place on the afternoon of the awards dinner. Supported by the UK Fraud Forum, this year’s event is set to spotlight the evolving response to fraud and economic crime across the UK. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and strategic reform, the event brings together leading voices from law enforcement, academia, and industry to address the most pressing challenges in fraud prevention and financial crime. For more information, and details on how to register click here.