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Friday, November 27, 2009
Convicted UBS Banker May Get Whistleblower Reward
Here's some irony. The New York Times reports today here that Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS banker who was convicted as an enabler for U.S. tax cheats, may get a substantial whistleblower reward. (For my other posts on whistleblowers, see here) According to the post, he is seeking at least several billion dollars.
Labels:
7623(b),
Offshore evasion,
UBS,
Whistleblower
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