We are very fortunate to have a couple on our team who were both deployed as Undercover Officers during their careers. Learn about this secretive world from the real "Mr & Mrs Smith"
Stephen Bentley
Ex-Detective Sergeant
Stephen served from 1966 to 1980. He was a pioneering undercover cop. From 1997 to 2011 he was a barrister who practised criminal law mainly defending in jury trials.
He wrote about his undercover Operation Julie days in a soon to be published book by Ebury Press. He is also an occasional contributor to Huffington Post UK on mental health and undercover policing and he writes crime fiction including his Steve Regan Undercover Cop and Detective Matt Deal thrillers series.
Veronica has over 25 years experience within the Counter Terrorism and Serious Crime environment. She has been deployed as an Undercover Officer, both nationally and internationally, working with other agencies and overseas covert units dealing with cases such as contract killings and high value frauds. Veronica currently delivers counter terrorism training to foreign agencies.
Dominic's area of expertise surrounds working against Serious Organised Crime Groups including Terrorist organisations. He worked as a deep Undercover Office for 15 years in the guise of an HGV driver, multi kilo drug dealer, and corrupt Police Officer to name but a few. He was deployed to work with MI5, HMRC and other Police Forces within the UK, Europe and the USA.
Mark spent 30 years with West Yorkshire Police, spending the majority of his career as a Detective and retiring as a Detective Chief Inspector. He specialised in undercover policing and covert operations around serious and organised crime, managing numerous successful cases. He has also spent a number of years within the Counter Terrorism network.
