David Benford

Director

  • EMEA
  • Investigations, Litigation and Forensics
  • Ethics, Compliance and Governance

David Benford is a Director in the investigations and forensic services team at Control Risks, based in Frankfurt. David has experience working on forensic engagements in Germany, Europe and Africa, assisting with compliance reviews and investigations into cases of fraud, bribery and corruption across multiple industries. In this capacity, he has worked alongside law firms, private equity investors, governments, regulators and enforcement agencies whilst based in Munich, London, Brussels and Nairobi. 

Recent tasks that David has worked on include:

  • Leading multiple investigations into allegations of procurement fraud which arose during the implementation of infrastructure projects funded by a European development bank.
  • Conducting investigations into allegations of procurement fraud, money laundering and terrorist finance which arose during the implementation of development projects funded by a European financing organisation in Africa and the Caribbean.
  • Leading an investigation into financial irregularities in several branches of an international wholesaler of electrical goods in Europe. The investigation encompassed a forensic review of the branches’ transactional and inventory data to identify evidence of “channel-stuffing”, i.e. recognising fraudulent sales and returns over the company’s financial year-end.
  • Investigating a large-scale fraud on-site at an East African financial institution by order of the Governor of the National Central Bank to support the central bank and its lawyers with numerous civil and criminal proceedings.
  • Developing and implementing standardised anti-bribery and corruption (“ABC”) compliance reviews within multinational organisations, including a toys manufacturer and freight forwarding company, and advising clients on remedial measures.
  • Leading an investigation into concerns of a potential diversion and misuse of cash payments to vulnerable groups in of sub-Saharan Africa for an international NGO.
  • David holds first class degrees from the University of St Andrews (MA) and the University of Oxford (MSc) and is a fully qualified chartered accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales). David has a native/ bilingual proficiency in English and German and is fluent in French.

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