“Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”
Roland Winter
About
Having demonstrated exceptional results as an experienced professional with the NSW Police Force for nearly 26 years, Roland joined the KordaMentha Forensic team as a Director.
With a proven track record in team leadership, law enforcement, conducting investigations and project management, he confidently builds relationships and rapport with teams and stakeholders from all experience levels and backgrounds. His analytical and methodical personality has seen him lead high-profile financial investigations of criminal and civil matters.
Roland was the leader of the NSW Police Force Sydney City Fraud Unit for nearly 20 years and during this time received international and Australian awards and recognition for the successful prosecution of significant fraud. Roland co-authored the NSWPF Fraud Standard Operating Procedures and regularly presented training to detectives on fraud and cyber-crime, including advanced interviewing techniques.
Roland has organised and completed several inter-state and international extraditions of fugitives across Australia and from four continents.
Roland also excels in sport, having been inducted into the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (AMAHOF) twice and is Head Teacher at his own martial arts school.
Roland is the current Vice President for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE – Sydney Chapter), Treasurer for the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI – NSW Region), Treasurer for AMAHOF, and Training Director for the Corruption Prevention Network (CPN).
Expertise
- Fraud investigations
- Financial crime and AML
- Asset confiscations
- Suspect and witness interviews
- Cyber forensic
Education and accreditations
- Master of Cyber Security (Charles Sturt University)
- Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security (Charles Sturt University)
- Bachelor of Laws (current) (Charles Sturt University)
- Business Analytics with Visualisation (RMIT)
- Diploma of Government Investigations (Diverse Training Concepts)
- Graduate Certificate in Fraud Investigation (Charles Sturt University)
- Advanced Diploma of Public Safety - Police Investigations (NSW Police Force)
- Diploma of Policing (Charles Sturt University)
- Commercial Crime Course (NSW Police Force)
- NSW Police Force Investigators Course (NSW Police Force)
- Bachelor of Science (Animal Plant Physiology) (Macquarie University)
Significant Engagements
- Officer-in-Charge of the largest individual fraud in Australia’s history ($45M+ ING)
- Officer-in-Charge of investigation of Dimitri de Angelis in relation to 16 fraud offences against high-profile victims such as Anne Keating, Marcelle Hoff and Graeme Uren
- Officer-in-Charge of investigation of world-renowned serial fraud offender and conman Peter Foster
