OPINION | Why the U.K. should follow the U.S.’s whistleblowing lead
The UK should follow the USA’s approach to incentivising whistleblowing says Tony McClements, head of investigations at MKS.
OPINION | The future of the SFO
The head of our investigations unit, Tony McClements, believes that a merger between the Serious Fraud Office (UK) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) would not only secure the SFO’s remit for the future, but provide its team with the additional resources and expertise that it currently lacks.
BLOG: We must nurture the next generation of fraud investigators
As our investigations team expands, Managing Director of Investigations, Tony McClements, reflects on the importance of investing in the next generation of fraud fighters.
Queen’s Speech introduces new Economic Crime Bill in UK
New legislation in the Queen’s Speech aimed at tackling economic crime will only be as good as its enforcement, and more importantly its resourcing.
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Jeopardy at the UK’s Serious Fraud Office?
The credibility of the SFO as an organisation is called into question now: such is the damage it has inflicted upon itself, it may be that the organisation itself – and not just its head – is also under threat.
Until fraud is made a UK policing priority nothing will change
Paying lip service to the endemic problem of fraud should not be acceptable in the UK, says Senior Investigator Tony McClements.
The FCA bares its teeth, but too slowly
It’s good to see the Financial Conduct Authority flex its muscles at last, but taking five years to bring a case is just too long, argues Tony McClements.
ICIJ’s Pandora Papers: First Impressions
The ICIJ’s latest ‘blockbusting’ exposé – the Pandora Papers – is many things, but blockbusting it is not, argues Martin Kenney.
New ‘European Public Prosecutor’s Office’ tackles Covid-19 fraud
The crimes linked to the COVID-19 pandemic are particularly insidious. The EU is preparing to battle this fraud and corruption by setting up a new European Public Prosecutor’s Office.