Expert Witness & Digital Forensic Services
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Computer Misuse: alleged attempted hack of charity website
Computer misuse: email bomb / denial of service
Computer Misuse: Global Hack Attack
Computer Misuse: telecommunications
Computer Misuse: sub-prime insurance
Computer misuse: compromise of multiple e-commerce websites
Conspiracy to defraud: large-scale counterfeiting of Microsoft products
Conspiracy to defraud: theft of IPR in database
Conspiracy to defraud investors: “Prime Bank instruments”
Conspiracy to defraud: skimmed and cloned credit cards
Conspiracy to defraud: bank account take-over
Conspiracy to defraud: Internet banks
Conspiracy to distribute indecent images of children
Conspiracy to evade duty: carousel fraud - cellphones
Conspiracy to facilitate illegal entry into UK: 58 dead Chinese
Conspiracy to import / distribute narcotics
Conspiracy to murder: “contract killing” - - collateral computer evidence
Conspiracy to obtain property by deception: internal fraud at credit card company
Conspiracy to pervert the court of justice
Conspiracy to steal - provenance of bank records
Corruption: state (South Africa)
Credit card fraud, ATM compromise
Criminal Damage to computer systems
Electronic Funds Transfer Fraud
Forgery and Counterfeiting: banknotes, cheques
Fraud: EPOS
Fraud: insurance broker
Fraud: Internet auctions
Fraud: misuse of of Post Office Horizon system
Grievous Bodily Harm: “Hotmail” email evidence
Handling stolen goods: collateral computer evidence
Harassment: “web-rage” / flame wars
Harassment by email
Importation of narcotics: reliability of overseas interception evidence
Indecent Assault: collateral computer evidence
“Making” and “possession” of indecent images of children - also “distribution” and “incitement to distribute”
Money laundering: “local commission agent”
Money laundering: as part of a large “phishing” conspiracy
Murder and conspiracy to murder - multiple victims - collateral computer evidence
Murder: alibi evidence
Murder: alleged tampering with statements
Narcotics: illegal production of cannabis, incitement to grow cannabis
Obscene Publications Act: place of publication issues
Official Secrets Act: Hi-Tech espionage by alleged KGB agent
Perjury: by police officer (also went to disciplinary tribunal)
Possession of “chipped” cable tv decoder
Representation of the People Act: electoral abuse by publication
Sexual assault by doctor : collateral computer evidence
Software piracy -warez - large scale global conspiracy
Terrorism: conspiracy to cause explosions
Terrorism: possession of offending materials
Theft: evidence from National Lottery terminal
Theft: compromise of garage records
Theft: evidence from cash register equipment
Theft: abuse of magnetic stripe cards
Trade Marks Act, Copyright and Designs Act: software games and video piracy
The following are some of the areas in which Peter Sommer has been instructed as an expert witness in criminal matters. A list specifically identifying these together with details of instructing solicitors is available to lawyers by application here.
