October 2007 – Using the seals and certificates, corrupt officials and criminal groups transfer ownership of a number of Hermitage's Russian subsidiaries.
"[I]f made public, these deficiencies could be exploited by those who would promote criminal activity, transfer the proceeds of crime, or evade US sanctions," the filing says.
Related: HSBC's Swiss compensation – not much for the bank but a big deal for Geneva "[I]f made public, these deficiencies could be exploited by those who would promote criminal activity, transfer the proceeds of crime, or evade US sanctions," the filing says.
Once a hacker has control of your email account, the criminal can transfer your website into his or her control, and you might not be able to get it back.
Legal experts said that it can be difficult to get criminal cases transferred because judges prefer to hear the matter close to where the offense is committed.
In the wake of repeated accusations that he has failed to treat violence against women seriously, Persky recently removed himself from criminal court, transferring to civil cases.
In money-laundering schemes, criminals often transfer money from illegal activities to companies they control, where it is used to buy products that can be used in those businesses or sold, transforming the money into a clean asset.
The reason that stolen US information is worth less than UK or European financial information is partly because it is harder and more costly for criminals to transfer stolen funds from the US to where they are - which is usually Eastern Europe or Asia, Mr Stewart says.
Wood and Lincoln were also found guilty of conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property.
He admitted conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property.
