Michael
Milton
Director
London
English
Michael Milton has global experience investigating fraud, corruption, money laundering, and crypto-related misconduct. An ACA-qualified accountant, he has supported high-profile cases such as a $1B Eastern European banking fraud investigation, multiple DOJ monitorships, and complex cryptocurrency matters, blending forensic rigor with deep blockchain expertise.
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- IAV GMBH: Supported FRA's DOJ monitorship in connection with “Dieselgate” and the conspiracy to defraud a US agency in connection with environmental regulations.
- NYSE-Listed Global Banking Group: Directed on-site workstreams across multiple site visits in support of the independent compliance monitor appointed under a DOJ deferred prosecution agreement, following identified AML and sanctions control failings at a global banking group.
- NYSE-Listed Financial Services Firm: Supported the independent compliance monitor of an international bank appointed by the DOJ due to the firm's involvement in market misconduct in the US Treasury Markets, which involved detailed assessment of the bank's surveillance function.
- Cryptocurrency Exchange: Supported the court-appointed liquidators of a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, which included conducting a forensic lookback to identify suspicious fund flows indicating insider knowledge.
- Wash Trading Assessment: Assisted counsel of the co-founder of an altcoin to assess the veracity of allegations that the founders engaged in wash trading to inflate the amount of fees generated on the coin’s blockchain.
- Cryptocurrency Exchange: Currently supporting a multi-year US compliance monitorship of a global cryptocurrency exchange.
- Cryptocurrency Gambling Investigation: Assisted counsel of a cryptocurrency gambling platform involved in a dispute with one of its customers.
- Ultra High Net Worth Individual: Supported a complex asset tracing exercise relating to UK High Court proceedings on behalf of an UHNW individual in fraud claims against a financial advisor.
- Revolution Beauty: Performed an independent investigation into concerns related to the acquisition of a supplier, loans to distributors and senior employees, and changes to the company’s accounting policies, resulting in resumption of audit work and lifting of the company’s AIM-listing suspension.
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
TRM Advanced Crypto Investigator (TRM-ACI)
TRM Certified Crypto Compliance Specialist (TRM-CCS)
TRM Certified Investigator (TRM-CI)
TRM Crypto Fundamentals Certification (TRM-CFC)
Certified Fraud Examiner
Certified in Encase Computer Forensics
Biography
Michael Milton has global experience investigating fraud, corruption, money laundering, and crypto-related misconduct. An ACA-qualified accountant, he has supported high-profile cases such as a $1B Eastern European banking fraud investigation, multiple DOJ monitorships, and complex cryptocurrency matters, blending forensic rigor with deep blockchain expertise.
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Accreditations
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
TRM Advanced Crypto Investigator (TRM-ACI)
TRM Certified Crypto Compliance Specialist (TRM-CCS)
TRM Certified Investigator (TRM-CI)
TRM Crypto Fundamentals Certification (TRM-CFC)
Certified Fraud Examiner
Certified in Encase Computer Forensics
Languages
English
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