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Bradly C. Birkenfeld, Ex-UBS Banker, Wants BILLIONS For Blowing Whistle On Secret Accounts

nytimes.com | LYNNLEY BROWNING | Posted 11.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Tax Dodgers, Offshore Bank Accounts, National-Whistleblower-Center, Ubs, Bradley C. Birkenfeld, UBS Overseas Tax Accounts, Swiss Bank Accounts, Business News

Bradley C. Birkenfeld was sentenced to 40 months in prison for helping rich Americans dodge their taxes. Now he is hoping for a bit more -- a few bill...

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Offshore Bank Accounts Revealed To IRS By 14,700 Taxpayers

AP | Curt Anderson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: UBS Bank, Offshore Bank Accounts, Doug Shulman, Taxes, Ubs, Irs, Swiss Bank Accounts, Amnesty, Offshore Accounts, Business News

MIAMI (AP)-- More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Re...

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UBS Bank Accounts: More Than 7,500 Americans Come Forward About Secret Foreign Accounts

Anna Schecter and Brian Ross | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Ubs, Irs, UBS Bank Accounts, Internal Revenue Service, Swiss Banks, Swiss Bank Accounts, Tax Dodgers, Tax Cheats, Tax Havens, Business News

Faced with a Thursday midnight deadline to avoid possible prosecution, more than 7,500 Americans have come clean about secret foreign bank accounts, a...

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Tax Deadline Nears For Americans With Offshore Bank Accounts

New York Times | LYNNLEY BROWNING | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Offshore Accounts, Tax Accountants, Bank Accounts, Banks, Irs, Switzerland, Taxes, Internal Revenue Service, Secret Bank Accounts, Lawyers, Caribbean Bank Accounts, Ubs, Swiss Bank Accounts, Rich, Wealthy, Caribbean, Foreign Banks, Business News

Thursday is the deadline for Americans to come clean about the money they have hidden offshore, in places like Swiss bank accounts. No one can say wit...

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UBS Whistleblower Sentenced to 40-Month Prison Term Puts Chill on Whistleblowing

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gold Banc, Fraud, Ubs, Whistleblowers, Irs, False Claims Act, Fca, Swiss Bank Accounts, Bradley Birkenfeld, Farmers, Abraham Lincoln, Swiss Numbered Bank Accounts, National Whistleblowers Center, U. S. Treasury, Qui Tam, Politics News
Gary S. Chafetz

Bradley Birkenfeld may be one of the most effective whistleblowers in the nation's history. His reward? A 40-month prison sentence.

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United States of America vs. UBS: A Step Too Far?

Georges Ugeux | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ubs, $780 Million in Fines, Swiss Government, Irs, Swiss Bank, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Finra, Taxation, Tax Fraud, Taxpayers, Switzerland Banks, Swiss Bank Accounts, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Swiss Banks Secrecy, US Banks, Us-Taxpayers, Tax Evasion, Oecd, Nicolas Sarkozy, Switzerland, British Prime Minister Brown, Tax Havens, Politics News
Georges Ugeux

There is no winner when fundamental rule of law and customer loyalty are not respected. This will have major ramifications outside of Switzerland and the United States.

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UBS To Divulge 4,450 Account Names, More Expected

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Ubs, Switzerland, Irs, UBS and IRS, Finance, Swiss Banks, Swiss Bank Accounts, Banks, Tax Havens, UBS Taxes, Business News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. pulled back the veil on Switzerland's famed tradition of banking secrecy Wednesday, winning an agreement for banking giant...

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Tax Fraud, Tax Havens, UBS and Bears ... Oh My!

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Offshore Bank Accounts, Us Ubs Case, Ubs, Tax Evasion, Swiss Bank Accounts, Business News
Hale

The US government has come to an agreement with UBS regarding a long-running tax fraud investigation. This has been a fascinating case to watch for several reasons that I will explain.

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US, Swiss Cement Deal On Secret UBS Bank Accounts

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Swiss Accounts, Ubs, Swiss Bank Accounts, Business News

MIAMI — The Swiss and U.S. governments announced a deal Wednesday to settle American demands for the identities of suspected tax dodgers, despit...

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