David Erichsen

Background

About David Erichsen

I am a skilled Anti Money Laundering Reviewer, my role is to work closely with Accountancy firms and scrutinise how Anti Money Laundering / Terrorist Financing legislation is intrinsically linked to the working practices of the firm. I guide firms through the legislative complexities of the AML Regulations 2017 in order to enable full compliance. I am co-lead on developing and delivering webinars relating to the Money Laundering Regulations to accountancy professionals and specialists. I am a seasoned investigator with 22 years as a police officer (10 in supervisory roles) in both the Met and Northumbria Police. Various roles including TSG, Specialist Search, Counter-Terrorism Search, Child Protection as well as neighbourhood policing. I am well versed in scrutinising large and complex case loads, in order to analyse the data to achieve positive outcomes. I spent several years as an intelligence operative, working in both the overt and covert arenas. This role would involve gathering intelligence from the field, internal policing sources as well as external agencies, such as Social Services, HMRC, medical professionals as well as foreign forces. Having a sound knowledge of the lawful framework of intelligence gathering, storing and utilising, meant the integrity of any information was unquestioned. Qualified Police trainer, spent time within the forces Management and Probationer Training unit, both writing and delivering complex legislative lessons. I was one of the first trainers to be qualified as a Diversity Trainer, spearheading Northumbria Polices Diversity Training and Policy.