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Tour de Force is a detailed and explosive memoir, revealing a lifelong quest for justice in the face of cronyism, unbridled ambition, politics and corruption.

About the Author

Roman's childhood dream of being a policeman was fulfilled when he joined the Queensland Police Force as wide-eyed 20-year old in the dying days of Joh Bjelke-Peterson's Moonlight State. He survived his brush with corruption to move rapidly through the force's elite squads, including an extended period in covert operations against organised crime. After a flirtation with the private sector in aviation security, his calling drew him back to the federal policing arena when he joined the Australian Crime Commission to enter the fray of Melbourne's gangland wars and Sydney's gun traffickers.

Roman was promoted to Commander in the Australian Federal Police where he headed money-laundering, political leaks and child sexual exploitation investigations before being promoted to Assistant Commissioner for border operations. In 2010, Roman was appointed as Canberra's Chief of Police for three years before being recruited by the Federal government to the role of Deputy CEO of Customs where he established Operation Sovereign Borders to 'stop the boats'. Following on from this role, Roman became the inaugural Commissioner of the controversial Australian Border Force, and was ignominiously sacked from that job after allegations surfaced that he assisted his partner to get a low-level ABF job at Sydney Airport. Roman joined the Queensland Police Force at 20 years old. He survived a brush with corruption to move rapidly through the force's elite squads, being promoted to Commander in the Australian Federal Police, then to Assistant Commissioner for border operations. In 2010, he became Canberra's Chief of Police, before the Federal government recruited him as Deputy CEO of Customs. Roman then became the inaugural Commissioner of the controversial Australian Border Force, a job from which he was ignominiously sacked after allegations surfaced that he assisted his partner in getting ABF work at Sydney Airport.