Tag: Tax Dodgers

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Filed in National by on April 3, 2009 3 Comments

Backstory: First U.S. arrest made in UBS offshore case On February 19, 2009, we reached an agreement with UBS that included, for the first time, the disclosure of the identities of taxpayers that were illegally using Swiss bank accounts to evade U.S. taxes. Today is the first of the prosecutions resulting from that disclosure, but […]

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Switzerland to Loosen Bank Secrecy Laws

Filed in National by on March 13, 2009 3 Comments

That collective gasp emanating from the Vicmead Hunt Club can now be explained. According to the BBC, Switzerland has agreed to loosen its bank secrecy laws after facing pressure from Washington and other international capitals. The Swiss government confirmed that in line with OECD rules, it would now respond to overseas requests for information in […]

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