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Mr. Birkenfeld was the UBS banker who blew the whistle on UBS and thereafter the other Swiss banks plying the U.S. tax evasion market. He received a $104 million whistleblower award and a prison sentence. But what he really wants is some form of vindication in addition to $104 million Why did the US pay this former Swiss banker $104M?
Bradley Birkenfeld (left)
“Birkenfeld was a blessing for the Swiss financial industry,” in that his revelations helped accelerate the industry's transition away from its reliance on“dirty” money by dooming the bank secrecy laws that enabled tax evasion.
“Birkenfeld was a blessing for the Swiss financial industry,” in that his revelations helped accelerate the industry's transition away from its reliance on“dirty” money by dooming the bank secrecy laws that enabled tax evasion.