Co-Founder & Lead Partner — AML, forensic accounting, and FINTRAC regulatory advisory.
Claudius is an anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions specialist with close to two decades of experience across AML compliance, forensic accounting, fraud investigation, and regulatory audit. Before co-founding C&G, he spent five years in the AML practices of MNP LLP and Grant Thornton LLP, and previously served as Director and Chief Compliance Officer at WFCU Credit Union in Ontario. Earlier in his career he was an auditor with PKF International and a forensic auditor to several consulting firms.
He has led over 100 AML effectiveness reviews, independent reviews, and gap analyses for entities regulated under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act — financial institutions, credit unions, money services businesses, crypto and virtual currency dealers, real estate brokerages and developers, leasing and financing companies, dealers in precious metals and stones, and securities dealers — covering policies and procedures, enterprise-wide risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and reporting obligations.
Claudius is a regular speaker at AML conferences across Canada and a past board member of the ACFCS Toronto Chapter. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA, is a CPA licensed in New York and an internationally trained Chartered Accountant, and is an alumnus of Seneca College’s Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting graduate program.
Discovery calls on independent reviews, examinations, registration, and investigations.
