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Guest on the episode is the brilliant Paul Stratton, known on LinkedIn as the fraud nerd. he creates insightful content, if you are not following him, do so now!. Paul is a former Police Detective with Merseyside Police in the United Kingdom, an area which covers the city of Liverpool. He spent 22 years working in various roles including covert policing and intelligence, counterterrorism and counter-extremism, undercover policing, and criminal investigations into serious and complex crimes such as domestic violence, stalking, violence and abuse against vulnerable people, and sexual offences.
Paul’s last role in the police was as part of the Economic Crime Team, investigating cases of fraud, money laundering, and broader economic crime on a national and international level. He led and managed investigations into the most harmful, complex, and sensitive crimes, such as high-value theft and fraud by an employee, cyber-crime including illegitimate use of cryptocurrency, abuses of position within law firms and allegations of corruption in local government. Paul now works in Local Government in Liverpool as a Fraud Specialist. He leads at a senior level and is responsible for driving the organisation’s focus on fighting financial crime, specifically internal risks. He is the authority’s subject matter expert on internal fraud and fraud risk assessment and oversees their whistleblowing arrangements and internal investigations. He has recently transformed the organisation’s approach to fighting fraud and corruption with a framework and strategy described by central government as “an example of best practice”. Paul also chairs a regional fraud group and is part of national counter-fraud groups. He has a post-graduate degree in Fraud & Financial Crime and a master’s degree in Intelligence & Security Studies. Also, he works part-time as a counter-fraud coach and trainer for financial crime professionals and apprentice investigators.
Paul will soon be changing careers and working in the FinCrime training sector full time. He lives with his wife and dog, Dexter, who is his favourite counter-fraud apprentice of all.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldstratton/
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