Richard Cumming

Mr. Cumming recently retired from the City of London Police Fraud Squad as a Detective Inspector, having spent the previous 13 years working on complex fraud and money laundering cases. He passed the advanced UK National Police Training Course on investigation of money laundering/asset tracing and was engaged in the most serious money laundering and fraud investigations involving international and organised crime. For example leading an investigation into the £100 million collapse of a City of London merchant bank, which resulted in the Chairman receiving a term of imprisonment of 7 years. Also, leading investigations and developing intelligence involving the extent to which so called “Russian Organised Crime” had penetrated the UK. Mr. Cumming was also engaged in the delivery of anti money-laundering training in the UK and abroad. He was security vetted to the highest level and frequently called on to investigate particularly sensitive cases outside the conventional Fraud Squad remit. For example, the compromise of computer systems involved with UK National Security and received commendations from Chief Officers of the City of London Police. Mr. Cumming is a member of the Institute of Professional Investigators.

Affiliations

• City of London Police
• Institute of Professional Investigators
• C13 Associates
• London Security Group