Benedict Hamilton

About Benedict Hamilton

Recent cases of note:• Project leader of a multi-year pan European effort to disrupt illicit trade in refrigerant gases for the European Chemical Council, using a combination of technology, controlled buyer interactions and site visits for maximum impact• Several cases identifying where stolen crypto funds are now held and launching litigation to recover them• Project leader in a case that thwarted a multi million-dollar extortion attempt by a hacker who held company data by recovering the data before it could be released Identifying a malicious tweeter through clues in the tweet contents, deep web, and whois data. Led a team that identified and located those responsible for a $25 million BTC theft from social media and IP access clues, for law enforcement to prosecute. Led a successful investigation into unauthorised access of a CEO’s corporate mailbox and the resulting circulation of emails, finding and stopping the perpetrator for a FTSE 30 business. Masterminded an investigation which successfully identified anonymous bloggers who had conspired with short sellers to manipulate the market for a corporation’s shares – currently being reviewed for prosecution. Investigated fake online reviews and market manipulation by a ‘pass off’ competitor leading to the Competition and Markets Authority opening their own investigation. Mapped all European points of sale of high-quality counterfeit garments, identified four clusters, and executed an enforcement strategy resulting in the confiscation of more than $50 million of stock. Leading a pioneering, litigation-funded effort to recover proceeds of crime from abroad for a UK coalition of victims. Determined who leaked information at board level for several major British companies. Investigated who was responsible for one of the largest international hacking incidents at a major Middle Eastern power company. Identified the theft of a trading algorithm from a fund, coordinating criminal prosecutions and civil litigation in six countries, which mitigated the damage to the client. Conducted an investigation into an alleged attempted murder of a former foreign premier. Directed the location of an international fugitive and facilitated his arrest.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   Kroll

   Sep 2005 — Present

Education

• Balliol College, Oxford

  BA Hons, PPE

  1985 — 1988

Skills

• Criminal Investigations
• Government
• Civil Litigation
• Computer Forensics
• Intelligence Analysis
• Internal Investigations
• Risk Management
• Criminal Law
• Forensic Analysis
• Cybercrime
• Interviews
• Aml
• Fcpa
• Litigation Support
• Investigation
• Management
• Fraud
• Private Investigations
• Evidence
• Strategy
• Corporate Security
• Intelligence