Colin Haynes
Senior Financial Intelligence Analyst
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 


Career Highlights
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist since 2012
  • Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst 
  • Certified Fraud Examiner since 2007
  • Nevada Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) certified instructor

Colin Haynes began his law enforcement career with the Metropolitan Police Service in London, England in 1987. After seven years as a police constable, Colin was promoted to sergeant and managed a patrol response team. During his career with The Met, Colin also gained experience working as a training officer and a Sector Intelligence Officer.   

In 1997, Colin relocated from London to Las Vegas, NV, joining the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 1998. Between 1998 and 2004, Colin worked as an Abuse/Neglect Specialist investigating cases of child abuse, elder abuse, and elder financial exploitation. In 2003, Colin was instrumental in proposing and testifying before the state legislature to change the definition of exploitation to better protect Nevada seniors from financial abuse.

Between 2004 and 2010, Colin was employed as a criminal investigator with the State of Nevada, working first for the Nevada Attorney General and then for the Secretary of State, where he investigated complex white-collar fraud cases, including securities fraud, Medicaid fraud and mortgage fraud.

In 2010, Colin returned to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, joining the Criminal Intelligence Section, Public Integrity Squad as an Intelligence Analyst specializing in financial analysis and money laundering investigations. In 2019, Colin again successfully testified before the state legislature in support of a bill to amend the definition of money laundering under Nevada law.
Colin is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and a Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst. Over the last 26 years Colin has attended thousands of hours of training in fraud investigations, money laundering investigative techniques, and financial analysis. Colin also instructs on these topics to state and local agencies as a POST certified instructor.

Colin authored the Financial Analysis module of the Foundations of Intelligence Analysis (FIAT) training program offered by the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts