Jason Talbott

Responsible for day to day operations of compliance and audit specialists within the firm, supporting fee earners, board, and the business board compliance with regulatory frameworks and business values, the business board and fee earners.

Point of escalation and resolution for business issues across AML, client onboarding, complaints investigation, Data Protection SARs, legal file transfers, client residual balance and Ombudsman and SRA investigations.

Firms expert in EDD and Open Source Intelligence to understand, manage, mitigate and report risks to clients and the business, giving increased confidence to all parties in legal transactions.

Lead responsibility for acquiring, developing and disseminating intelligence to national criminal / financial investigation teams for the protection of national and international interests.

Delivered expert report to Insolvency Service director for inclusion in Public Account Committee hearing in high profile national / international Covid scheme case.

Built new and untapped overseas intelligence networks to increase reach of the organisation, facilitating the first and only UK director disqualification of a USA based offended of high value art fraud circa $86 million.

Investigating national and international Organised Crime Groups across multiple high risk, offshore and opaque world-wide jurisdictions. Dealing with criminality and money laundering offence, by civil / criminal powers, freezing orders, restraint and confiscations and forfeiture orders (POCA).

Investigated international OCG in multiple countries across differing fraud typologies and case managed POCA restraint of £2.5 million, derived from £40 million payroll fraud. My work resulted in the prosecution of four offenders sentences to over 22 years imprisonment.

Investigating national and international Organised Crime Groups across multiple high risk and opaque world-wide jurisdictions. Leading operational arrest and search teams, surveillance authorities and deployments, operational risk management and prosecution cases and disclosure. Professional witness for HMRC.

Worked collaboratively across national HMRC OCG teams, dealing with arrest, custody and interview of suspects. Gathered physical and photographic evidence in support of investigations and prosecution cases of carousel fraud.

Designated inland detection officer dealing with imports and exports of illicit smuggled goods, including tobacco, alcohol, oils fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.

Intelligence profiling to direct regional and national resources in operational deployment combating illegal activity, money laundering and modern slavery.

Obtained Crown Court authority to run a Directed Surveillance authority targeting Chinese OCG involved in counterfeit goods production and sale, people trafficking and money laundering in the UK. Successfully seized counterfeit tobacco products unfit for human consumption, protecting UK revenue and public health. Partnered with with UKBF to arrest and deport Chinese nationals in breach of Immigration offences.

Responsibility for UK boarder protection across people and trade at UK entry points including airports, freight / mail terminals, dealing with prohibited and restricted, illicit imports and exports of people, goods, services, including cash, drugs, firearms, tobacco goods.

Operational experience in search of persons, freight and baggage to gather evidence of smuggling offences and protect UK from illicit goods and activity.

Responsible for conducting tax audits across the alcohol and tobacco supply chains of UK, EU and International business, such as Tesco, Sainsbury, Carlsberg UK, Diageo UK to ensure tax compliance and collection with UK regulation.

Education of traders, and where required raising financial and regulatory enforcement for breaches.