David Morrow
Dave has 35 years of law enforcement, investigation and fraud management experience including multiple international assignments. He is a recognised telecoms fraud expert and for a number of years chaired the GSMA workgroup responsible for Security & Fraud Risk Assessments.
Dave now provides fraud management support as an independent consultant.
Articles by This Author
Chinese Telecoms Vendors Battle Indian Authorities over Tax Claims
There has been a flurry of investigations into Chinese-owned firms that import or manufacture phones, including Huawei and Xiaomi.
When Telcos Defraud Telcos
Some fraudsters work for telcos. They may even appear to be a good employee with an impressive record for delivery. How should a fraud manager handle them?
Ericsson Djibouti Corruption: Cleared or Acquitted?
There was plenty of evidence that Ericsson paid bribes to secure business in the East African state of Djibouti. However, Swedish prosecutors still failed to prove their case.
Scammer Made $100mn Importing Fraudulent Cisco Equipment from China to US
Onur Aksoy is charged with selling knock-off Cisco equipment that had been disguised in China to look like the latest tech.
Will Bribery Sink Ericsson’s $6bn Vonage Acquisition?
Ericsson and Vonage have given themselves another 3 months to close their deal whilst US authorities are clearly taking a close look at further revelations about Ericsson wrongdoing.
Telecoms, Bribes and South Korea’s President: Part 2
The US will punish unethical business activities around the world when others turn a blind eye but the need for semiconductors means the failings of Samsung will be excused.
Telecoms, Bribes and South Korea’s President
South Korean operator KT has a history of corruption scandals, reflecting a certain attitude to doing business.
Ericsson Faces More Corruption Investigations
Swedish prosecutors have announced they are investigating Ericsson's activities in Iraq, including suspected payments to Islamic State.
Teflon Dons of Telecoms 2: The Swedish Connection
The actions and inaction of two more senior Swedish telecoms execs are analyzed in the second part of this series on corruption.
The Teflon Dons of Telecoms
The first part in a series about holding telecoms bosses accountable for corruption features the stories of Kurt Hellström and Carl-Henric Svanberg, two former CEOs at Ericsson.
Is the Ericsson Bribery Scandal Worse than We Feared?
Suspicion surrounds Ericsson because promises to be 'transparent' about corrupt business practices have so obviously been broken.
A New Chapter in the Ericsson Bribery Scandal
Ericsson's billon-dollar settlement of corruption charges with the US DoJ and SEC may be invalidated by revelations of more wrongdoing that was not previously disclosed.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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