Expertise Areas

  • Asset Recovery
  • International Insolvencies
  • Global Investigations
  • Digital Forensics
  • Private Prosecutions

David joins us as a fraud investigator after completing a 32-year career in law enforcement. He is the newest member of our multi-disciplinary investigations team, comprising ex-law enforcement officers, forensic accountants and other investigative specialists.

David began his working life at NatWest International Bank in the UK, where he spent five years on the Management Development Programme. While at the bank, he studied for the Chartered Institute of Bankers Qualifications and passed modules in Law relating to banking, accountancy, monetary and financial systems, and investment.

In 1993, he joined Greater Manchester Police (GMP) as a uniformed constable, then after six years moved to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), working in two separate divisions.

From 2004, David spent the next 11 years with GMP’s Major Incident Team. During this time, he worked on innumerable murder investigations, human trafficking cases and investigations into large-scale drug supply networks. 

In 2015, David moved to SO15 Counter Terrorism Command, working for Counter Policing Northwest. Initially he was part of the Forensic Management Team, dealing with live bomb scenes, such as the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 and an attack at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. He was also deployed to London and worked on the 2017 Westminster Bridge terrorist attack inquiry and other significant inquiries. 

He then moved into the Investigations Department of Counter Terrorism Command, dealing with complex investigations, including terrorist bombing plots and terrorism funding. As part of these roles, David assisted SO15 as an Associate Trainer, teaching members of the UK’s emergency services how to deal with post-blast scenes.

David then retired from UK policing in the summer of 2022, moving to the British Virgin Islands and joining the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force as a detective, where he worked within the Commission of Inquiry Team. He spent 18 months working as both lead exhibits officer and investigator, prior to coming on board with MKS as our new Fraud Investigator.

Accreditations

  • PIP 2 level accredited Detective
  • Advanced Witness Interviewer (Tier 3)
  • Advanced Suspect Interviewer (Tier 3)
  • Terrorist Suspect Interview trained (ALCEYONE)
  • HOLMES trained (Reader, Receiver, Disclosure, Exhibits)
  • Warrants of Further Detention Qualified
  • Advanced Disclosure Trained
  • SO15 Exhibits Officer
  • BTEC Diploma in Business Studies and Finance
  • CPIA Disclosure Officer
  • Licensed Search Officer (LSO)
  • CC TAM Mobile photography
  • National Counter Terrorism Forensic Management Course

Awards

  • Multiple Chief Constable and Superintendent commendations
  • Commended by Crown Court judges following lengthy court trials