September 13, 2012 - Whistleblower Brad Birkenfeld Rewarded Record $104M for Exposing How UBS Helped Rich Evade Taxes
Following Birkenfeld’s release last month, on Tuesday the IRS vindicated his actions with the largest amount ever awarded under its whistleblower program.
September 12, 2012 - Swiss fume at U.S. "hypocrisy" over whistleblower's payout
"It's the height of hypocrisy if the U.S. is one day sentencing the guy to 40 months in prison and the next give him the highest reward," Pirmin Bischof of the
September 12, 2012 - Birkenfeld reward may tempt other bankers
Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger went further describing it as a “seductive offer for bankers”.
September 12, 2012 - Swiss view Birkenfeld reward as 'provocation'
Birkenfeld’s handsome reward was branded a “massive provocation against Switzerland,” by Pirmin Bischof, a Christian Democratic Party MP
September 12, 2012 - Whistle-Blower Awarded $104 Million by I.R.S.
Mr. Birkenfeld’s award, the largest ever paid by the I.R.S., is also a milestone for the agency’s whistle-blower program,
September 11, 2012 -UBS Whistle-Blower Secures $104 Million Award From IRS
“The IRS sent 104 million messages to whistle-blowers around the world -- that there is now a safe and secure way to report tax fraud,” Birkenfeld’s attorney St
September 11, 2012 - UBS whistleblower gets $104M from IRS
"The IRS believes that the whistleblower statute provides a valuable tool to combat tax non-compliance, and this award reflects our commitment to the law," IRS
September 11, 2012 - Dean Zerbe's says "the IRS Got It"
The attorney for Birkenfeld says the "IRS got it" in referring to the importance of encouraging whistleblowers to come forward. Video Press Conference from Nat
September 11, 2012 - Birkenfeld’s $104 Million IRS Bounty
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld $104 million for his contributions in providing the federal government with info
September 11, 2012 - Birkenfeld Award Based Upon Proceeds from UBS Case
Teig Lawrence Reporting live news from National Whistleblower Center video press conference.
September 11, 2012 - IRS Pays Whistleblower $104 Million. Birkenfeld Seeks Pardon
IRS praised by Birkenfeld attorneys for following the whistleblower laws. Teig Lawrence reporting on video of National Whistleblower Press Conference.
September 11, 2012 - IRS issues ruling on UBS whistleblower case: lawyers
Birkenfeld turned over information about UBS to the authorities, but later he was jailed after the government said he withheld other information.
September 10, 2012 -
the former banker at UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) who was arrested in January 2011 amid a crackdown on offshore tax evasion, may not leave Florida t
September 10, 2012 -German minister wants to ban sale of Swiss data
The sale and purchase of CDs listing the details of Germans suspected of stashing assets in Swiss banks to avoid taxes should be made illegal, Germany's justice
September 9, 2012 -Belgian minister eyes citizens' Swiss accounts
There are "some 30 billion" euros held by Belgian taxpayers in Swiss bank accounts, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Thursday as he advocated a