About

Richard is the Nominated Officer for Santander UK Plc and Head of Complex Investigations. He spent 30 years as a specialist investigator for HMRC, Serious Organised Crime Agency and National Crime Agency, investigating serious criminal threats including complex tax fraud and drug smuggling. From 1999 he specialised in money laundering investigations and intelligence including leading and coordinating strategic operations designed to counter key money laundering threats in UK and internationally. He has worked extensively on money laundering threats with other investigation and intelligence agencies in UK and internationally as well as acting as an expert witness in UK money laundering cases for over 10 years. Richard has also contributed to FATF typology reports and UK threat reporting. After leaving NCA he worked at KPMG for 2 years before joining Santander UK.