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Ex-UBS Client to Plead Guilty in New York to Hiding Swiss Bank Account

A New York podiatrist pleaded guilty to failing to report his $3.11 million Swiss account at UBS AG (UBSN) to U.S. authorities.

Prosecutors launch tax inquiry against Berlusconi

Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax evasion linked to his Mediaset media empire, judicial sources said on Friday.

British businessman hid £140,000 in his aunt's grave in tax-evasion scam

A businessman buried £140,000 in his aunt’s grave in an attempt to dodge his taxes.

Former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, once dubbed "America's Cop" for his leadership after Sept. 11, was sentenced on Thursday to 48 months in prison for failing to report income and loans and lying to White House officials.

Germany ready to buy stolen Swiss data on alleged tax evaders

Sarah Marsh and Lisa Jucca Reuters 02/01/2010
U.S. Department of Agriculture to pay black farmers $1.25 billion in discrimination suit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle more claims by black farmers who said they were discriminated against in federal farm loan programs.

Germany ready to buy stolen Swiss data on alleged tax evaders

Germany has told Switzerland it is ready to pay for data on cross-border tax cheats, dealing a fresh blow to bank secrecy laws in the Alpine nation as it struggles to break a deadlock with the U.S. tax authorities over disclosure at banking giant UBS.

UBS to disclose names of American clients suspected of tax evasion

LYNNLEY BROWNING The New York Times 08/12/2009
Swiss banking specialists challenge France over tax dodger blacklist

Swiss banking specialists on Monday questioned how France managed to obtain a blacklist of thousands of people suspected of evading taxes in undeclared accounts.

UBS to disclose names of American clients suspected of tax evasion

The Swiss banking giant UBS and the Justice Department said Wednesday that they had reached an accord that would force the bank to disclose names of American clients suspected of tax evasion.

Louisiana Tax Defier Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

U.S. Department of Justice 07/15/2009
Ex-Wife of Former Home Depot Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Filing False Tax Return

Melissa Deaton Tesvich, 41, of Mobile, Ala., was sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story, for filing a false tax return in connection with her ex-husband's scheme to defraud Home Depot.

Louisiana Tax Defier Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

Paul Richard Arceneaux, a resident of Church Point, La., was sentenced today to prison for failing to file his personal tax returns for 2003 and 2004 and corruptly interfering with the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. The Honorable Walter J. Gex III, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, sentenced Arceneaux to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The court also ordered Arceneaux to pay restitution of $176,616.18.


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