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JUNE 2026

Welcome aboard Glenn Maiden

We’re delighted to announce that Glenn Maiden been appointed CSI Chief Security Officer – a key role as the organization strengthens its threat intelligence capabilities and deepens its public-private partnerships essential to confronting crime worldwide.

With more than 25 years’ experience spanning defence, intelligence, national security, government affairs, and the private cyber security sector, Glenn brings a rare combination of strategic vision and operational depth. His leadership roles at Fortinet, contributions to the World Economic Forum, and co-founding of the Australian Cybersecurity CRC demonstrate credibility and influence at the highest levels.

Glenn joins Crime Stoppers International while continuing in his role as CSO for Fortinet Australia and Head of Threat Intelligence at FortiGuard Labs Australia & New Zealand — one of the largest private sector threat intelligence organizations on the planet. His appointment reflects exactly the kind of collaboration between industry and law enforcement that is increasingly vital to disrupt criminal networks at scale.

Welcome to the team, Glenn!

Illicit Supply Chain Coordination (ISCM) Meeting - Singapore

CSI was very proud to co-host this three day event (2-4 June) at INTERPOL’s Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore that brought together representatives from law enforcement and border agencies, customs authorities, postal and logistics operators, international organizations, and private sector partners.

Organized by a multi-agency steering group that included INTERPOL, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Universal Postal Union, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), CSI was honored to contribute to discussions with our CEO Hayley van Loon moderating several panel sessions.

With a focus on intelligence sharing, emerging threats, and coordinated action to disrupt criminal activity across global supply chains, the ISCM reinforced the importance of collective action and information sharing in protecting communities worldwide and provided a valuable platform to strengthen collaboration against illicit supply chains and transnational criminal networks.

Seán Doyle appointed Director Anti-Cybercrime

Crime Stoppers International is thrilled to announce that Seán Doyle has joined its Executive Management Team in the role of Director, Anti-Cybercrime. Seán comes to CSI having successfully led the Cybercrime Atlas, a global collaboration hosted by the World Economic Forum between global banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, and cyber threat intelligence firms to coordinate cybercrime investigators, anti-fraud experts and AML investigations to map and disrupt cybercriminal ecosystems.

Seán’s work has revolved around combating cyber-enabled crime, strengthening operational cooperation between the private sector and law enforcement, and improving how organizations share intelligence to counter fraud, ransomware, and online criminal networks. He began his career in the defence sector before shifting his focus to financial intelligence and cross-border asset tracing.

In addition to his operational work, Seán has supported research into corruption, financial crime, cybercrime and cybersecurity at the UN, the Organization for American States, Transparency International, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime.

MAY 2026

Issue 2 - CSI Global Perspectives series

Authored by David Higgins, a member of CSI’s Specialist Advisory Panel and former Head of Environment Security at INTERPOL, we are proud to publish the second paper in the CSI Global Perspectives series, Environmental Crime: from Invisible Harm to Global Security Threat.

The paper examines how environmental crime has transformed over the last 25 years from a peripheral concern into a central challenge for global security. How it has diversified, expanded, and embedded itself within broader criminal systems - while the harm caused remains largely ‘invisible’.

Importantly, the paper recommends a three-pronged approach to carve out a way forward; to shift both perception and response:

1. Environmental crime must be recognized as serious organized crime, not as a secondary regulatory issue.

2. Focus must expand beyond criminal justice systems to intelligence-led policing, financial investigations, and international cooperation; and

3. Public awareness must evolve to recognize the scale and urgency of the problem to, in turn, achieve a strengthening of political will globally.

Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2026 – Portugal

CSI is proud to support the Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2026 that will take place on 9th & 10th June at the Convento do Beato in Lisbon, Portugal. Leaders from consumer protection organizations, governments, law enforcement, telcos, financial services, technology, and cybersecurity will come together to combat scams across Europe and beyond.

Delegates will engage in plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops, and focused exchanges designed to share insights, align strategies, and strengthen cooperation. Discussions will explore emerging scam typologies, victim protection, regulatory and policy responses, cross-sector collaboration and data sharing, and the role of technology and AI in prevention and disruption.

As an Awareness Partner for this event, Crime Stoppers is pleased to share a special 40% discount access code with our supporters.

Police Week 2026 – Texas

The Ranch TX, one of CSI’s valued partners and operator of the USA’s premier Tier-1 training facility, honored Police Week with four days (14-17 May) of free training provided by elite LE instructors to more than 500 local, state, federal and international law enforcement officers.

CEO Hayley van Loon was thrilled to attend and delivered sessions on Human Trafficking and Law Enforcement Engagement that showcased CSI’s expertise; reinforced our role as a trusted international partner in intelligence-sharing, and community safety; and built increased awareness for our international mission and our leadership in the areas of transnational crime, intelligence collaboration and community-based crime prevention.

Sincere thanks to The Ranch team for their hospitality and support – especially Kim Kelly and Chad Timney.

Geneva Cyber Week 2026

During this event, the World Economic Forum held its Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity from 4-6 May in Geneva, bringing together 175 cyber CEOs and strategy leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society and academia.

CEO Hayley van Loon was invited to present on the panel session, facilitated by Jürgen Stock, Honorary Professor of Criminology, University of Geissen, and former Secretary General of INTERPOL, to discuss Power, Pressure and Cyber Order alongside:

• Neal Jetton, INTERPOL Director of the Cybercrime Directorate

• Amorn Chomchoey, Secretary General, National Cyber Security Agency, Thailand; and

• Grant Bourzikas, Chief Security Officer, Cloudflare

Key takeaways included the need to move beyond siloed approaches towards integrated, system-wide cyber resilience, the importance of collaboration to address vulnerabilities across sectors and societies, and cybersecurity remains a space where collective action in not only possible .. but powerful.

Stakeholder Engagement – Europe

Sincere thanks to CSI Director and Managing Director of Meld Misdaad Anoniem (Crime Stoppers Netherlands or “M.” as it is referred to locally), Axel van Pel, for accompanying CSI CEO Hayley van Loon to meet with Europol in the Hague; hosting a meeting with the Dutch Police to progress discussions regarding a transport-facilitated organized crime initiative; and arranging for Hayley to spend time with your own team to see first-hand the level of professionalism of M.’s operations .. before she had to head to Geneva.

Crime Stoppers Romania

Warmest congratulations are extended to Razvan Alexandru following the Bucharest Court’s decision this month to officially grant legal personality to register the Foundation and to approve the establishment of Crime Stoppers Romania (CSRO).

Razvan has more than 25 years’ experience in law enforcement, He is recently retired as Chief Commissioner of Police and Head of FAST Romania (Fugitive Active Search Teams) and was POC for ENFAST, the European Network equivalent. His career focused largely on criminal investigations and organized crime, and he worked closely with Europol, served as Head of INTERPOL Romania, and led the Witness Protection Unit. Razvan’s outstanding service to public safety and contributions to international cooperations saw him formally recognized with the White Medal of Merit from the Spanish Minister of Interior, and the Medal of Honor from the Romanian Police.

Sincere thanks also to CSI VP Mick Duthie for the support he has lent Razvan, to date. No doubt, this was instrumental in allowing Razvan to confidently and comprehensively respond to the many detailed questions the Court posed during the hearing in relation to anonymity, GDPR compliance, relationships with law enforcement authorities, and how the Crime Stoppers model, carefully adapted to the Romanian legal framework, would function in practice.

As Razvan noted on learning of the outcome, “This decision represents a major step forward for civic engagement in Romania and validates our vision of a secure and anonymous mechanism designed to encourage community involvement and responsible information sharing, built around the professional standards of the Crime Stoppers family.”