September 20, 2013 - Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner to settle tax evasion charges
Ty Warner, the entrepreneur who became a billionaire creating Beanie Babies toys, has been charged with federal tax evasion and has agreed to pay a $53.5-millio
September 18, 2013 - Beanie Babies Creator Ty Warner to Admit Tax Evasion
In 2009, Warner tried to avoid prosecution through an amnesty program at the Internal Revenue Service known as the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, accord
September 19, 2013 - Beanie Baby creator admits to Swiss account
The creator of the popular Beanie Baby plush toys became the latest American to face tax evasion charges Wednesday since Switzerland's largest bank UBS began co
September 19, 2013 - UBS Client Who Designed Gravestones Gets Year for Tax Evasion
A client of UBS AG (UBSN) was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for using a Swiss bank account to evade more than $1 million in taxes, according to a stat
September 19, 2013 -- Beanie Babies creator to plead guilty to tax evasion, pay $53.6 million fine
the creator of Beanie Babies plush toys, was charged with tax evasion for failing to report $3.2 million in income on a secret Swiss bank account that held as m
September 18, 2013 - Swiss Banks Start to Make Delicate Calls to France
Most recently those calls have been to France, where private banking clients of Swiss giants UBS and Credit Suisse are now being prodded by advisers to certify
September 13, 2013 -- Vontobel CEO Staub Sees Fewer Swiss Banks After U.S. Tax Probe
Chief Executive Officer Zeno Staub said a U.S. initiative to reveal undeclared accounts in Switzerland will speed up the disappearance of one third of the natio
September 13, 2013 - Zurich’s Oldest Bank Seeks to Settle U.S. Tax-Evasion Probe
Rahn & Bodmer Co., the Swiss private bank established by silk traders in 1750, said it’s cooperating with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into cross-border a
September 12, 2013 - Private Swiss Bank Says It Is Under Investigation in U.S.
Rahn & Bodmer Co. partner Christian Rahn said Wednesday that his bank recently learned it is among so-called category-one Swiss banks, the group of banks that a
September 11, 2013 - Swiss parliament green-lights US anti-tax evasion deal
With 112 votes in favour, 51 opposed and 21 abstaining, the lower house of the Swiss parliament approved the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
September 10, 2013 - Swiss bury tax fraud hatchet with US, but at what cost?
The lower house of the Swiss parliament voted on Monday in favour of a law that will require Swiss banks to report the holdings of their current and future Amer
September 9, 2013 - Secret Swiss accounts no longer safe tax dodge
‘‘If someone had an account in Switzerland, it is beyond foolish to think that that account is going to remain secret,’’ said Keneally. ‘‘In the last five years
September 4, 2013 - Swiss Bank Group’s Odier Sees U.S. Tax Spat Resolved by 2015
“The situation would be sorted out within the next 12 to 18 months,” Odier, 58, told reporters in Zurich today. “That’s the advantage of having a program.”
August 30, 2013 - Teig Lawrence P.A. Announces New Consulting Practice for Swiss Bank Voluntary Disclosure Program
Teig Lawrence, P.A. Announces New Consulting Practice for Swiss Bank Voluntary Disclosure Program.
August 30, 2013 - Joint Statement between DOJ & Swiss Federal Department of Finance 
Joint statement regarding the deal between U.S. & Switzerland to resolve offshore account issues.