Our Team
Mike Loughnane, President, CFE, CAMS
Mike is a former Director of Special Operations at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General. As a U.S. Special Agent between the US Department of Transportation and EPA, he investigated a number of complex fraud allegations, including antitrust, contract fraud, grant fraud and public integrity. In the 1990’s while at EPA, Mike was tasked with developing a computer forensics program and cybercrime investigation capability and in 2003, he was promoted to senior management as Director of Special Operations, with national oversight in the cybercrime/forensic program as well as all employee integrity investigations.
Mike joined Booz Allen Hamilton in 2007 as a subject matter expert in IT security where he managed computer network security teams positioned at various U.S. government clients. In 2010 he was assigned as an instructor in counter threat finance at the US Department of Defense. In that role he led a team where they designed and delivered analytical and critical thinking training courses in counter threat finance and financial crime investigation methods to the US intelligence community, federal law enforcement, and the regulatory agencies.
Today, Mike continues to deliver training at conferences, customer-based programs of training and webinars to the international law enforcement and regulatory sector audience. He presents at conferences around the world with a mission to support law enforcement in their efforts against illicit financial networks.
Robert Bacon, Huxley Orion
Robert is a proven leader in training financial and counter terror investigations. With his experience in the NY National Guard, his training can address the interfacing and understanding between law enforcement agencies, military intelligence units, financial regulators, and financial institutions with regard to financial security operations, incident response and vulnerability management.
Living in his native Costa Rica, Robert has a in-depth understanding of Latin America and the Caribbean Threat Finance regulations, historical and emerging threats trends.
Tyler L. Vose, M.A., CFE, Owner L4V Training & Consulting
Tyler is a former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2011 – 2023), and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation (CID) Major Procurement Fraud Field Office (2023 – 2024). In his capacity with the FBI and Army CID, Tyler investigated various federal public corruption and complex white-collar offenses to include: bribery, extortion, wire fraud and mail fraud, Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO), election fraud, structuring, and money laundering, among others. Tyler has extensive geographic experience working such violations, to include FBI Detroit, MI, FBI San Juan, Puerto Rico, FBI Resident Agency Rapid City, SD, FBI Anchorage, AK, and Army CID Anchorage. In 2021, Tyler was nominated for the U.S. Attorney General’s Award for a police corruption case he was the case agent on while stationed in Puerto Rico.
In addition to his investigative duties, Tyler was accepted into the FBI’s adjunct faculty program as a subject matter expert in public corruption. In that capacity, Tyler taught anti-corruption programs through the U.S. Department of State’s International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone, Botswana and Budapest, Hungary. Tyler also taught such courses to Alaska’s state and local partners at the Alaska Department of Public Safety Academy, Alaska Department of Corrections Academy, the Anchorage Police Department Academy, as well as other private business groups and trade associations.
Today, Tyler owns and operates L4V Training & Consulting in which he provides criminal defense consulting and investigative services, anti-fraud risk assessment, management, and mitigation, and public corruption, fraud, and foreign malign influence training to a variety of public and private entities.
James Lephew, AFC Group
James Lephew is the Founder and Principal Consultant at AFC Group, and holds certifications as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), with over a decade of extensive international experience spanning the online gambling, banking, and finance sectors. He has dedicated his career to mitigating financial crime risks, providing strategic advice to board-level executives and CSuite members on AML/CTF regulatory compliance matters. Throughout his professional journey, he has assumed pivotal roles such as Chief Compliance Officer, Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Head of Financial Crime Prevention across various companies in Europe.
James is an active member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) U.S. Capital – Washington, D.C. Chapter. He serves as a trainer and mentor, offering insights and sharing best practices with companies across Europe and the United States. Additionally, he is a commissioned notary public.
Originally from Maryland, James has accumulated a wealth of experience working with prominent banks and online gambling enterprises in Europe before returning to his hometown. He earned his Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Paris-Est Creteil (UPEC) 12 in France and completed his Bachelor’s in Political Science & Spanish at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Layla M. Hashemi, Ph.D.
Researcher and Data Analyst, Terrorism,
Transnational Crime, and Corruption Center
Dr. Hashemi is a research assistant at George Mason University’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC). Ms. Hashemi received her Ph.D. from George Mason University in Public Policy and her M.A. from New York University in International Relations and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Ms. Hashemi has worked for various organizations including Forum 2000 and The Journal of Civil Society. She is currently an adjunct professor of Political Science at Montgomery College where she teaches a variety of courses including Comparative Politics, International Conflict Resolution and a course she helped develop on Global Human Rights. Her current research focuses on illicit trade, human trafficking and corruption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
