Crypto Investigations
Marlon Pinto is director of investigations at AnotherDay. AnotherDay is an intelligence, security strategy and crisis response consulting firm based in London. Marlon’s main work involves assisting companies in relation to a wide variety of crime and investigation advisory to support internal problems. As a former detective at New Scotland Yard, he has a wealth experience in conducting complex criminal and civil investigations and is an expert in covert surveillance methodologies. Additionally, Marlon is seen as an expert in cryptocurrency investigations after being mentioned in the judgement in the landmark case of ‘Duncan Johns and Ion Science v Persons unknown’. Marlon Pinto can be contacted via e-mail at contact@another-day.com.
In the second episode of our English series our guest on the podcast is Marlon Pinto. Mr Pinto leads the investigations team at Another Day, a global intelligence, security and investigations advisory based in London. He and Dr Rosinus talk about the work of Mr Pinto’s team around crypto currency issues.
Mr Pinto explains that he has a great deal of expertise in the field of cryptocurrency investigations due to his previous experience in law enforcement. In doing so, he talks about how the work differs from the private sector.
Mr Pinto explains that he and his team work together closely with litigators who are approached by victims of potential cryptocurrency crimes and how they try to recover funds and find evidence. He describes that their main job is to gather and curate evidence which may be used in court. In order to do so they analyse blockchains, trace cryptocurrency transactions and visualise the transaction chains for the judges.
Mr Pinto also explains how it is possible to identify the person behind a cryptocurrency crime and in which jurisdictions investigations tend to be more difficult.
Furthermore, Dr Rosinus und Mr Pinto talk about trends in cryptocurrency crimes. Mr Pinto gives an overview of crypto-fraud schemes and states that in the near past there was an influx of wire fraud. Finally, Mr Pinto and Dr Rosinus give advice about the course of action when a person becomes a victim of a cryptocurrency crime.
The Situation of (criminal) lawyers in Ukraine
Andriy Fortunenko is counsel at AVELLUM, a leading Ukrainian law firm. He focuses on dispute resolution, white collar crime, and fraud investigations. Andriy regularly represents national and foreign companies before the law enforcement and regulatory authorities. He has extensive experience in criminal proceedings related to fraud, embezzlement, cybercrime, and corruption-related offences. Andriy also handles complex multi-jurisdictional investigations into money laundering and represents the clients before INTERPOL. Andriy can be contacted via e-mail at afortunenko@avellum.comThis is the first episode of our English series. This week our guest on the podcast is Andriy Fortunenko. Mr. Fortunenko is an attorney at AVELLUM, a leading Ukrainian law firm.
He and Dr. Rosinus talk about the impact the current situation had and still has on Mr. Fortunenko’s daily work. He explains how the legal system, especially court proceedings and criminal law enforcement, continues to work despite the hardship. He describes which difficulties they face and how they manage to maintain an organized and working business. Mr. Fortunenko further speaks about his experiences as a voluntary soldier last year and how he and his colleagues endure these difficult times mentally. Mr. Fortunenko also mentions the present discussion about future damage compensation from Russia and thanks for all the help and support Ukraine receives from all over Europe and the United States.
Furthermore, they talk about the criminal law system in the Ukraine, in particular, new criminal laws that were introduced in April 2022. Furthermore, Mr. Fortunenko reports about a recent cybercrime case he worked on. In this context, Mr. Fortunenko and Dr. Rosinus discuss how investigations related to cryptocurrencies have developed and how the general opinion about cryptocurrencies in Ukraine shifted during the last years.
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