Stockbox Grocers FAO: FAO Home Banking: A Crack In The Swiss Vault If there's anything that the Swiss take more seriously than the precision of their watches or the quality of their chocolate, it's the secrecy of their banks. The subterranean vaults of Geneva and Zurich have served as sanctuaries for the wealth of dictators and despots, mobsters and arms dealers, corrupt officials and tax cheats of all kinds. It's a world U.S. law enforcement has rarely been able to penetrate. So the idea that UBS, one of Switzerland's largest banks, would hand over information on thousands of American tax cheats would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. You'll hear the twisted tale of how it all happened, from a man some people have called one of the most important whistleblowers ever who has been rewarded with a federal prison term and the possibility of endless riches. Though he was born and raised in the Boston area, Bradley Birkenfeld spent most of the last decade living in Switzerland, helping wealthy Americans hide their money. "And that was how much?"
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide Khan Academy Prima Civitas Foundation I.R.S. Awards $104 Million to Bradley Birkenfeld, a Wh Bradley C. Birkenfeld, a former banker at , recently served two and a half years in prison for conspiring with a wealthy California developer to evade United States income taxes. But Mr. Birkenfeld, 47, has a lot to show for his time and effort: The acknowledged on Tuesday that information he had provided was so helpful that he would receive a $104 million whistle-blower award for revealing the secrets of the Swiss banking system. By divulging the schemes that UBS used to encourage American citizens to dodge their taxes, Mr. In addition to paying $780 million in 2009 to avoid criminal prosecution, the bank turned over account information regarding more than 4,500 American clients. The disclosure of Swiss banking information — which caused a fierce political debate in Switzerland before winning approval from the country’s Parliament — set off such a panic among wealthy Americans that more than 14,000 of them joined a tax amnesty program. Mr. Though Mr. Mr. During the investigation Mr. Mr.
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