Who Is Behind Stingforce?
Who Is Behind Stingforce?
Stingforce is a decentralized global alliance of seasoned public and private sector professionals who are united by a shared frustration with outdated systems and a passion for justice. It is not a company—it’s a community. Our ranks include law enforcement investigators, financial crime and AML analysts from traditional and crypto finance, social media trust and safety professionals, telecom and ISP security teams, anti-human trafficking investigators, and courageous whistleblowers.
Who Started Stingforce?
The idea that ignited Stingforce came from Michael Roberts, a pioneering cybercrime investigator who, in 2008, founded Rexxfield, the world’s first private-sector agency specializing in first-response cyber investigations. Over nearly two decades, Michael’s team has successfully resolved hundreds of complex, high-stakes cases—including some dismissed as “unsolvable” by even the FBI.
What makes Michael’s vision unique is the network he cultivated along the way. Law enforcement agents from around the world—many burned out by the inefficiency of international policing protocols—began collaborating with him outside the constraints of treaties and formalities. This trusted alliance laid the foundation for what would become Stingforce.
In 2023, Michael partnered with Marko Lehtimäki, a visionary in artificial intelligence, to co-found Stingbase, the SaaS platform that helps Stingforce community to improve crime resolution statistics by 100X with the same resources. Together, with a handpicked team of technologists, investigators, and policy reformers, they are building a new model for international crime fighting—one that replaces diplomatic bottlenecks with interoperable trust, actionable intelligence, and common-sense policy reform.
The Mission: Shattering the Glass Wall
Stingforce is closing the gap between private-sector expertise and government authority. By building a platform rooted in trust, technology, and transnational cooperation, we are dismantling the invisible “glass wall” that has long separated government agencies from those best positioned to help them.
This isn’t theory—it’s happening now. From orchestrating sting operations across multiple continents to restoring justice for victims of sextortion and financial fraud in real time, the Stingforce community is reshaping what global law enforcement cooperation looks like.
Our goal? To be the SpaceX of crime fighting—breaking old paradigms to deliver rapid, scalable solutions that outpace criminal innovation and restore public confidence in justice.
