A.C.S.U.

ICC Management Meeting

23 January 2012

ACSU Objectives

Safety & Security.

To further enhance human and technical capability to

monitor, prevent, and investigate corrupt activity.

Maintain and enhance the ACSU database.

Raise awareness of players, support personnel and

Match Officials to the threat posed by ‘fixers’, and of their

responsibilities.

Provide corruption free and secure environment for

international cricket.

How the ACSU fulfills the Anti-Corruption Objectives

• Operational work

• Inquiries & Investigation

• Collection of Intelligence

• Preventive measures

Preventative Measures

• Raise the awareness of all Players, Support Personnel and Match Officials to the threat posed by ‘fixers’ through the delivery of the ACSU Education Programme.

• Ensure that the aforementioned individuals understand the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Code, and their obligations under it.

• Fully maintain the principles of the PMOA ‘Minimum Standards’ to ensure a corruption-free environment.

• Monitor and maintain routine observations on suspect individuals in and around the venues & teams hotels.

Stats on ACSU personnel - 2011

• Total Matches covered: 470

• Total practice sessions covered: 214

• Total nights away: 1469 (9 personnel)

• Total number of Players/support personnel/officials that received the ACSU Education Programme: 1099

Collection of Intelligence (1/2)

• Maintain contact with players, support personnel, and officials vis-à-vis reporting suspicious approaches.

• Identify suspect individuals and gain intelligence on their activities.

• Develop and maintain working relationships with contacts within Law Enforcement, Government Departments, & Intelligence Agencies.

Collection of Intelligence (2/2)

• Identify, cultivate & recruit suitably placed individuals with the appropriate access to ‘targets’ and/or information.

• Bi-annual up-skilling seminar for all ACSU personnel to ensure that the most effective and secure methods are utilized.

• Maintain and develop contacts within other sports regulatory bodies to establish and determine ‘best practice’, emerging threats, & intelligence sharing etc.

ACSU – Intelligence Reports 2011

• No. of Intel Reports in 2010 was 158

• Information received (i.e. players/officials/others).

• Tasked source’s .

• Intelligence proactively sought through established contacts.

• Total number of Intelligence reports: 281

ACSU – Intelligence Reports 2011

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

• Players: 24

• Officials: 18

• Support staff: 25

• ACSU sources: 125

• ACSU operations: 66

• Other: 23

• TOTAL: 281

ACSU – Intelligence Reports 2011

TYPE OF INFORMATION

• Corrupt approach: 11

• Suspicious actions: 124

• Suspect’s activities: 67

• Technical data: 74

• Other: 5

• TOTAL: 281

Inquiries, Analysis, & Investigation (1/2)

• Maintain and enhance the ACSU database to continually ensure effective data collection and analysis.

• Analysis of intelligence / information to identify modus operandi, patterns, and potential associates.

• Assess requirements to further develop or verify intelligence / information received, and determine any potential constraints to achieving these requirements.

• Disseminate to, and brief appropriate ACSU personnel on the case, and inform them of their objectives.

Inquiries, Analysis, & Investigation (2/2)

• Task ACSU source(s) to obtain intelligence / data as necessary.

• If necessary, Identify, Cultivate and Engage new source(s) to acquire or elicit the required information.

• If/When appropriate, brief and liaise with Law Enforcement and/or the relevant government agency.

• Continually evaluate and assess the inquiry / investigation as further intelligence is received.

• Review the on-going objectives, and re-task source(s) as required.

Operational work in 2011

• The ACSU is currently monitoring the activities and / or receiving intelligence on over 100 individuals from different countries across the world; all are actively involved in, or closely associated with, actual or planned corruption attempts.

• The ACSU prioritizes their objectives, and deploys resources against the individuals (or groups) offering the greatest risk to players and the sport.

• The following cases are examples of the work undertaken by the ACSU:

Mazhar Majeed’s Indian bookie• Identified relevant Indian number

• Subscribers details & itemized billing

• Short period of activity

• Total calls / SMS’ in & out = 322

• Calls /SMS’ in & out to Majeed’s numbers = 300

Suresh Raina – media photo (Shirdi) (1/3)

• ‘Notorious’ Indian bookie photographed with Suresh Raina –D.N.

• Arrested in 2002 & 2008 for betting offences.

• Close associate & partner of ‘D.N.’ is ‘A.J.’

• Tied in with international betting.

Suresh Raina photo – ACSU inquiries (2/3)

• ‘Demand Letter’ issued to Raina.

• Sources tasked re DN & AJ.

• Operational Intel & current modus operandi

• Mobile numbers obtained.

+919320****** (AJ)

+919822****** (AJ)

+919850****** (DN)

+919324****** (DN)

• Itemized billing obtained for all mobiles.

Suspect identified (3/3)

• ACSU inquiries have identified the person linked to Raina that was associating with DN, and who ensured his presence in the photograph.

• Inquires are on-going into the activities of this person, DN & AJ.

• Intelligence analysis and information received cleared Raina of any previous knowledge or association with DN.

‘J.S.’ (1/3)

prominent Indian bookie!

history of match fixing allegations & corrupt approaches to players, including:

Hansie Cronje,

Maurice Odumbe

Stephen Fleming

Chris Lewis

Investigations undertaken by both CBI (India) and MPS (UK)

‘J.S.’ (Indian bookie) – 2010 (2/3)

JS contacts the brother of International player.

Seeks to use brother to broker a corrupt offer.

Offers 50 lac Rps. (US$ 96,000) for player to perform to order in Test series.

International player reports the approach to ACSU.

ACSU debriefed individuals concerned.

Intelligence & phone data sought for JS

‘J.S.’ (Indian bookie) (3/3)

CONFIDENTIAL: Mervyn Westfield case

• Former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield pleaded ‘Guilty’ on 12 January 2012 to ‘Accepting or obtaining Corrupt payment’ for his action's in the Essex v. Durham Pro40 match in Sept 2009.

• ACSU involved from the outset of the Essex police investigation into Westfield (and ‘foreign’ player Danish Kaneria).

• ACSU provided intelligence to the police, and identified for them the individual (A.B. –photo taken in Sri Lanka in 2011) linked directly to the Indian bookies.

SB (1/4)

• The individual behind two of the corrupt approaches reported in 2010 was subsequently identified as SB.

• Late 2009 – Suspect individual photographed in India by RSM

• Photo circulated to all RSM’s

• Early 2010 – Individual observed in Bangladesh and identified as SB. The male with him was subsequently identified as ex-ICL player ‘B.R.Y.’

SB – CWC2011 (2/4)

T.H. CWC player

B.R.Y.

Players subsequently instructed by the ACSU to have no further meetings with these individuals.

A.Z.

SB’s activities were closely monitored during CWC2011; he and his associates made several attempts to approach players.

SB (3/4)

• Proactive Intelligence gathering:

• Personal data, travel & business activities

• Covert observations – Sri Lanka 2011

• Mobile phones identified

+9195*****469+9193*****576+9199*****831+9186*****363+9191*****124

• Individual identified close to SB, and recruited to provide information to ACSU.

Itemized billing obtained & analyzed

SB (4/4)

• Intelligence received that SB was travelling to UAE for Pakistan / Sri Lanka series in Nov 2011.

• ACSU met with both squads and match officials.

• Photo of SB shown and briefed on potential

threat.

• Intelligence confirmed that SB flew from Mumbai to Dubai on 2 November 2011.

• 2 players approached but recognized SB from the briefing and refused his hospitality

Corrupt approach£200,000 per televised match (2010)

Cricket Agent

A.S.K.

V.G.

Associate:1. A.S.K. brokered Agent

meeting, and 2. Arranged ‘fixed’ matches

between Indian club team & Associate team.

Ad-hoc contact. A.S.K. took team to UK in July 2011 for friendlies.

V.G. (1/2)

• Contact during IPL4• Sought information

& meeting

H.S. 1 H.S. 2

Before & after call/SMS ‘ to HS1, HS2 was in contact with V.G.

V.G. (2/2)

‘The Suspects’

‘N.M.’ ‘R.A.’ ‘R.S.’ ‘S.K.’

‘D.P.’ ‘K.B.’ ‘P.T.’

‘D.P.’ & ‘N.M.’ (1/3)

• NM was with DP purporting to be his girlfriend

• They stayed in the Royal Garden Hotel, as did certain teams, and continually attempted to approach players

• Subsequent ACSU inquiries established their identity and other details.

• DP first observed in London during World Twenty20 in 2009.

• Although ACSU obtained further intelligence on both subjects the extent of their activities only became apparent in 2010.

‘D.P.’ & ‘N.M.’ (2/3)

• Itemized billing obtained and, where possible, on an on-going basis.

• Apparent that NM was in contact with certain players, and that DP was potentially less important.

• Analysis of the billing data confirmed that she was in contact with a number of suspected corruptors already of ACSU interest, and known bookies in both India & Dubai.

• ACSU identified mobile numbers for each (Indian Pakistan & UK). Numbers were regularly changed.

• ACSU inquiries ascertained that NM was clearly using her charms (‘the honey trap’) in an attempt to corrupt players.

‘D.P.’ & ‘N.M.’ (3/3)

• ACSU interviewed other players known to have had contact with NM. Satisfactory explanations were received and where possible verified.

• ACSU worked closely with the Indian police on NM during CWC 2011 – observation and surveillance work undertaken.

• As anticipated, NM made a corrupt approach during the CWC. The player reported to the ACSU who briefed him on the action to take; any compromise was successfully avoided.

• Inquiries continue into NM’s activities and further action is currently being discussed with the Indian police authorities.

‘K.B.’ (1/2)

• Indian national KB was first observed in Sri Lanka in late 2009.

• Actions raised suspicion but nothing specific.

• During 2010 ACSU sought further information on KB, inc. phone data.

• KB obtained UK visa in 2010, and was monitored in London during Eng / India series in 2011.

K.B. – Crowne Plaza, London 25.07.2011 (2/2)

‘P.T.’

• Indian national PT was first observed in Sri Lanka in late 2009.

• As with previous individuals his actions raised suspicion but nothing specific.

• During 2010 ACSU sought further information on PT, inc. phone data for both India & SL numbers.

• PT was further observed by RSM’s at subsequent matches; regularly using his mobile but nothing specific could be pinpointed at that time.

‘R.A.’ & ‘R.S.’ (1/2)

• RA was first observed in UK during the World Twenty20 in 2009, but his identity was not established until later.

• RA and another male continually sought to meet players both within the hotel and nearby casino’s.

• RA offered casino chips to players; further offered to provide call girls and a ‘safe’ hotel room.

• Approaches were reported to the ACSU; inquiries were instigated to identify RA.

• RA was subsequently identified during a series in Sri Lanka with RS (possibly the unknown male).

‘R.A.’ & ‘R.S.’ (2/2)

• The identity of each was obtained together with other details (inc. mobile number); RA – British national; RS – Indian national.

• Further inquires were instigated in both UK & India. Very limited phone data could be obtained.

• On-line betting accounts for RA; small amounts.

• However, through these accounts establish link with Indian national SK.

• Only limited information could be obtained on RA (& RS), hence couldn’t progress inquiry.

‘S.K.’

• Inquiries instigated on SK. Subsequently observed in Sri Lanka & further intel obtained both in SL & India.

• In 2010 SK initiated a potentially corrupt approach to a player.

• ACSU briefed player on action to take & avoided potential compromise.

• ACSU monitored SK although limited intelligence was forthcoming.

The Suspects - Connected!

Cricket’s / ACSU’s unique circumstances

• Countries with the regulated markets have the necessary laws in place.

• In the regulated markets its easy to pinpoint corruption through betting patterns (football, tennis, darts etc.)

Cricket’s / ACSU’s unique circumstances

• The ACSU has to start an inquiry / investigation based on an Intelligence Report or a situation.

• In the un-regulated market no evidence trace is left behind by betting syndicates.

• Remember the output of the ACSU is derived from only 9 people.

Work other than Anti-Corruption

• Increasing physical security related work –VSR’s & SP’s.

• Regulatory work.

• Bi-annual seminars.

• Drawing up of RSM schedules. (ICC, IPL etc.)

• The usual budget / administration work.