Meet the Team

Craig has a wealth of experience within the economic crime arena. Prior to policing, Craig worked within the financial sector for some 10 years, across both retail and investment banking.

Craig joined the City of London Police in 2003 and has spent a majority of his career within economic crime. He has investigated and managed large complex fraud cases, and in doing so has worked with multiple UK and overseas law enforcement agencies.

As a Detective Inspector, Craig headed up our Money Laundering Team, responsible for both reactive and proactive investigations, together with the Financial Investigation Unit.

Craig was seconded to the New York District Attorney’s Office in 2017 to 2018, working closely with their investigation teams, together with the FBI, Secret Service, Homeland Security and NYPD.

As a Detective Chief Inspector, Craig has headed up teams within The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, Action Fraud, and currently , The Economic & Cyber Crime Academy.

Bobby began his detective career with Thames Valley Police, securing convictions across the full range of serious crime typologies in the CID environment.

Gravitating toward fraud, Bobby transferred to City of London police in 2018 where he initially achieved success on serious and complex fraud investigations as both OIC and supervisor.

As a DS within the City’s Lead Force Operations Room Bobby oversaw the implementation of national campaigns and operational deployments across London and the Southeast in support of colleagues from across the UK.

In his role as Detective Inspector with the ECCA Bobby works closely with local forces and ROCUs to understand and deliver on their training needs, and to promote the excellence of the ECCA throughout the UK and across the world.

Kerrie joined the Academy in 2018 as Head of Business Delivery. She manages the Development Team and is also responsible for all the Academy finances.

Kerrie joined the City of London Police in 2014 and prior to joining the Academy she worked as Executive Assistant to the Head of the Economic Crime Directorate and also enjoyed a secondment to Action Fraud.

Fiona joined the ECCA in 2019 as a course designer utilising her teaching and training experience to support the Academy in updating and designing courses using adult learning theory. Since then she has been key to the introduction of new courses for the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and in Victim Care as well as implementing the Professional Training Pathway for Fraud Investigators and gaining approved centre status for the Academy with Skills for Justice Awards.

Fiona joined City of London Police as a Victim Care Reviewer in the National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit where she supported vulnerable victims of fraud. Memorably she was able to arrange appropriate support for one elderly, suicidal victim to manage his mental health and even to get his £300,000 loss reimbursed.

Fiona has over 20 years experience in teaching English to speakers of other languages and as a foreign language both in the UK and abroad, training teachers and colleagues and managing teams in the not for profit sector. She is a qualified Dyslexia Workplace Assessor and supports colleagues with dyslexia to succeed in the workplace.

Prior to joining CoLP Fiona registered births, marriages and deaths as a deputy Superintendent Registrar in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Joby joined the ECCA in 2023 as the Training Delivery Manager supporting our own in house and associate trainers to deliver all of our courses nationally and internationally.

In 2014 Joby joined the City of London Police having worked for Kent Police since 2005 in various roles within the detective arena.

Joby was a money laundering specialist, his last investigation for Kent Police was a missing trader intra-community carbon credit fraud where one of his roles was the disclosure officer which earned him a Judge’s commendation. Joby also spent five weeks putting together over 80 shredded paper documents and presented his methods in court, fortunately it wasn’t a crosscut shredder.

Joby is someone who enjoys taking on different roles and trying new things especially those that benefit other people. One of those new things was intervening in a moped robbery in 2017 where he was injured whilst off duty. This led to him receiving a bravery award and a visit to Downing Street with a number of other police colleagues.

Just before COVID took hold, Joby was working as a Detective Sergeant in Fraud, it was during this time he tried something new again. He undertook a level 1 British Sign Language course. The result of which has been an enduring passion for improving communication with the Deaf Community and the Police. Joby delivered Deaf Awareness workshops throughout COVID and subsequently organised a number of level 1 BSL courses for staff and officers.

In 2022 Joby volunteered to assist with the Police Uplift Programme for Learning & Organisational Development. Training new officers and preparing them for moving into their uniform probation. Joby has a keen interest in training and teaching people as well a desire to understand people’s needs. Joby trained as a Dyslexia Assessor and took on the role of lead for the force, becoming a Police National Dyslexia Association SPOC. It was during the Police Uplift that he provided all new students with the option to be assessed as standard practice, discovering that Policing in general attracts a higher percentage of dyslexic people than the national average of around 10%.

Joby enjoys working with Barnet DWP and members of the Deaf Community, using his BSL skills to help potential candidates with job applications.

Weizmann joined the Police Service in 2005, and currently holds 19 years of law enforcement experience as an officer within the City of London Police, whilst also being accredited with an MSc (First Class Honours) in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation.

Weizmann is passionate about enhancing the capabilities and resilience of the UK, his colleagues, and the wider community when it comes to fraud and cyber-crime, and strongly believes in the developing and supporting others.

Before his move to the ECCA, Weizmann managed national and international operations and policies relating to the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods online and was responsible for one of the largest and most successful online fraud disruption operations in the world terminating over 125,000 technical enablers linked to organised crime, with an estimated prevention of loss of over £7.3bn worldwide.

Previous to embarking into the fraud arena Weizmann was assigned to numerous units including Specialist Operations, Intelligence, Community Policing, and tutoring of student officers.

In addition to the work in the ECCA Weizmann has also been privileged to lecture at Kings College London University’s law faculty in relation the Global Digital Enforcement of IP and Cyber.

Weizmann is also a Workplace Dyslexia Assessor for the City of London Police.

Megan is a dedicated and highly efficient Business Development Manager known for her exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail. Megan has been with the ECCA for 5 years, managing administrative tasks, coordinating Moodle, and fostering a positive office environment. Her strong communication skills and proactive approach make her an invaluable asset to her team. Megan joined City of London Police in 2017 as a Support Officer to the Senior Leadership Team within the Economic Crime Directorate.

Outside of work, Megan is a Trustee for a local charity who help with Teenagers and young people with cancer and regularly volunteers to help fundraise.

Maria is the Business Development Officer with the ECCA and has been in her current role since February 2022. Maria’s role entails managing the mailbox, course bookings, completing course certificates and associated administrative duties.

Maria joined CoLP in December 2017 in the newly formed Economic Crime Victim Care Unit and transferred to the Process Team within Administration of Justice in 2019.

In a previous life Maria was a member of Police Staff in the Metropolitan Police from 1979 until 2016 where she worked in various HQ departments and police stations.

Paul is a former Police Detective, spending 22 years with Merseyside Police. Paul work in a number of operational teams, including in covert policing and intelligence, counterterrorism and counter-extremism, undercover policing, and criminal investigations into serious and complex crimes such as domestic violence, stalking, and sexual offences. As part of the police’s Economic Crime Team, Paul led investigations into the most harmful, complex, and sensitive financial crimes, such as high-value fraud and cyber-crime, abuses of position within the law sector and allegations of corruption in local government.

In 2020, Paul moved into Local Government as a Fraud Specialist with Liverpool City Council. He led at a senior level and drove change within the organisation to focus on fighting financial crime, specifically internal risks. He was the authority’s subject matter expert on internal fraud and risk assessment and oversaw their whistleblowing arrangements and internal investigations. Paul developed and delivered the authority’s first training programme in fighting fraud, corruption and cybercrime, and created their new strategy to tackle fraud, educate staff and protect the public interest.

In June this year, Paul went out on his own and founded The Fraud Nerd, a Fraud and Financial Crime Education and Consulting company. He provides training to public and private sectors and specialises in internal risks, corruption, governance, and cybercrime. He also coaches and trains Government Counter-Fraud Investigation Apprentices and delivers accredited counter-fraud courses.

Glyn Whittick is a retired Detective Inspector with the City of London Police. He joined the City in 1993 and spent most of his service with criminal investigation and a large amount of time within Economic Crime.

He has worked in CID, the Cheque and Credit Unit, Fraud Operations, Major Crime, the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) as head of unit, he was instrumental in the roll-out of Action Fraud across the UK whilst working in the National Fraud Intelligence Unit (NFIB) and finished his career in the Economic Crime and Cyber Academy.

Glyn received numerous judge’s commendations for investigations as an investigator and SIO and works as an associate trainer for the Academy.

Andy Fyfe is a highly experienced economic crime investigator and manager, having spent 30 years with the City of London Police specialising in fraud and economic crime and retiring at the rank of Detective Chief Inspector. In that time he led multiple investigation teams on large scale fraud and cyber investigations, working nationally and internationally with many different partner agencies. He also served for several years as Deputy Head of the NFIB and Action Fraud, as well as undertaking secondments to the Serious Fraud Office as a police investigator.

Andy is a qualified trainer, having set up the original Economic Crime Academy in 2010, and has the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training to his name.

Dr Stephen Hill is the managing director of Hill Bingham Ltd – winner of the Best Internet Investigation Training Provider in the UK, 2023. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and expert trainer with over 25 years’ experience providing services to the private and public sector in fraud (cyber) risk management, data security/protection and internet investigations & open-source intelligence.

Stephen spent over 11 years working for a top international firm of chartered accountants heading the Fraud and Forensic Group, leading an expert body advising clients on prevention, detection and recovery of fraudulent assets, working closely with the police, HMRC and private sector. During this time he wrote the first cyber crime course aimed at UK police forces working with colleagues for the City of London Police and the FBI. Dr Hill spent 12 years as a Trustee Director of the Fraud Advisory Panel.

Stephen has published a book called Corporate Fraud: Prevention & Detection by Bloomsbury Professional with practical advice on all aspects of fraud and how to prevent it, with the royalties going to the charity Victim Support. With an appointment as a Volunteer to the City of London police Economic Crime Directorate, Stephen assists fraud investigators with the aid of online investigation techniques. In addition, he is an associate lecturer at the Economic Crime Academy at the City of London police running foundation and advanced level internet investigation and open-source intelligence courses. Stephen speaks to schools on the dangers of the Internet in line with his role as a safeguarding and child protection governor at his local primary school.

Mark retired in October 2023 as the Regional Fraud Development Detective Inspector for the South West ROCU.

He spent 23 of his 30 years service in Avon & Somerset, working the majority of that time as a Detective in Bristol CID offices as well as managing various teams & units within the force

The last 7 years of Mark’s career was spent in the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit working in the RECU. In that time he performed the role of D/SIO & SIO in numerous International Fraud & Money Laundering investigations. He also managed a large team of Financial Investigators that dealt with Proceeds of Crime across all ROCU offences.

In 2022 Mark and a member of his team drafted a Serious Organised Crime Investigation Management Document and represented law enforcement nationally with CPS & other partners to finalise that document.

Having chaired a regional money laundering group, Mark was one of the national leads for Operation Emma with the NECC and was on the national working group that wrote the Cease & Desist guidance in 2023.

Mark is currently involved in Project ICE, representing ROCU’S in a scoping review for the law commission on international investigation legislation & processes.

As well as working as an associate trainer, Mark also continues working part time with the SW ROCU, supporting a series of trials for some of his RECU investigations;

£30m fraud OCG (4 x trials 2023 – 2025)

£3.5m money laundering OCG (trial 2025)

Mark is an internationally renowned expert on cybercrime, digital fraud, AI risks and open-source investigation who has worked in the field for over 40 years.

He continues to deliver his knowledge to both public and private sector organisations in the UK and across the world.

He has:

Developed and delivered Cyber, AI & OSINT classroom and eLearning content for the City of London Police, UK Home Office, Cifas, US Department of Justice, the CPS, and the Office of the State Prosecutor of Ukraine.
Presented at international events multiple times per year in London, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Dubai, Pakistan

Delivered advocacy sessions on cyber-security to all levels of staff (including Boards) at NFU Mutual, Clifford Chance, Barclays Bank, Close Brothers Bank, Pfizer, the UK Home Office, City of London Police and the UK National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC)
Produced eLearning course covering cybercrime, digital fraud, cryptocurrency crime risks, and open-source intelligence.
Reviewed and documented UK legislation for the Home Office as online guidance.
Produced guidance on best practice for the secure use of selected browsers, apps and devices on behalf of the UK Home Office
Delivered social media risk and investigations training to Financial Intelligence Units across the EU, on behalf of Europol and the EU Commission.

Mark is an advocate of making these complex subjects accessible for all, adapting his training inputs to suit the level of knowledge and experience of his students.

David served as a police officer for 25 years with the City of London Police. Twenty of those years were in the field of economic crime as part of National Lead Force.

As a DC on fraud operations David investigated many cases to a successful conclusion rising to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector in the role of Senior Investigation Officer – a role which involved leading teams on the most serious, complex, and sensitive investigations.

With the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act David was asked to lead the newly created Money Laundering Investigation Unit and Asset Recovery Team, completing training and accreditation as a Financial Investigator with the National Crime Agency.

Since leaving the City of London Police David has worked in the field of financial crime compliance, which in addition to fraud and money laundering has involved acquiring expertise in sanctions and human trafficking.

Meet the Team

Craig Mullish

Bobby Mellor

Kerrie Wadmore

Fiona Shields

Joby Reeve

Weizmann Jacobs

Megan Osborn

Maria Casey

Paul Stratton

Glyn Whittick

Andy Fyfe

Stephen Hill

Mark Lemoir

Mark Johnson

David Manley

City of London Police

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