Former UBS banker indicted in U.S. tax evasion case

iht.com     May 14, 2008            

Some of the secrets of the biggest bank in Switzerland were put on display as the U.S. authorities indicted a former UBS banker on charges of helping a wealthy American real estate developer evade taxes. The one-count conspiracy indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in Florida on Tuesday,... [read full story]                

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2 indicted in UBS tax investigation

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

U.S. authorities indicted on Tuesday a former UBS banker for his role in a tax evasion scheme that allowed an ultra-wealthy American to use overseas trusts to avoid paying taxes on $200 million in assets. The indictments are the latest in a U.S. government investigation of UBS, a Swiss banking...                

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Former UBS banker charged in tax evasion case

ibtimes.com     May 14, 2008          

MIAMI (AP) - A former UBS executive was one of two European bankers charged by federal prosecutors on Tuesday for helping a billionaire real estate developer hide assets overseas and evade millions of dollars in U.S. income taxes. The former UBS executive, 43-year-old Bradley Birkenfeld, and...                

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Foreign bankers charged with aiding U.S. tax evasion

publicbroadcasting.net     May 14, 2008          

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal court in Florida on Tuesday unsealed a grand jury indictment charging two European bankers with helping an American billionaire real estate developer hide $200 million in assets from U.S. tax authorities, U.S. prosecutors in Fort Lauderdale said.                

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Two European bankers charged in US with tax fraud

finfacts.com     May 14, 2008          

Two European bankers, including a former employee of Swiss banking giant UBS, which has a significant wealth management unit, have been charged by US authorities with tax fraud relating to helping an American billionaire evade income taxes on about $200m of assets deposited in Swiss and...                

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Former UBS banker indicted for tax fraud

vnunet.com     May 14, 2008          

AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Wednesday 14 May 2008 at 08:36:00 Two foreign bankers, one a former private banker for UBS, have been charged with defrauding the USA's IRS Two foreign bankers, one a former UBS private banker, were today indicted in Florida for defrauding USA’s Internal...                

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Former UBS banker among two charged in tax probe

marketwatch.com     May 14, 2008          

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. authorities have charged a former UBS banker and a Liechtenstein consultant with helping clients, including billionaire California real-estate developer Igor Olenicoff, avoid tax, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The former UBS banker Bradley...                

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Ex-Banker From UBS Is Indicted in Tax Case

the-dispatch.com     May 14, 2008          

Some of the secrets of Switzerland’s biggest bank were put on display on Tuesday as federal authorities indicted a former UBS banker on charges of helping a wealthy American real estate developer evade taxes. The one-count conspiracy indictment, unsealed in federal court, accuses the former...                

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Two Charged in Tax Case Tied to UBS, Billionaire (Igor Olenicoff)

freerepublic.com     May 14, 2008          

As part of a widening probe, the U.S. has charged a former UBS AG banker and a Liechtenstein consultant with helping clients avoid taxes by opening secret bank accounts, destroying documents, using Swiss credit cards and filing false tax returns. One client was billionaire California real-estate...                

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Indictment: Bankers Helped Hide Millions

theledger.com     May 14, 2008          

By CURT ANDERSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI | A criminal indictment unsealed Tuesday charges two European bankers with helping a billionaire real estate developer hide assets overseas and evade millions of dollars in U.S. income taxes. Bradley Birkenfeld, a 43-year-old U.S. citizen, and...                

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U.S. to subpoena UBS for wealthy client names: WSJ

earthtimes.org     May 15, 2008          

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are expected to approach UBS AG with a subpoena for the names of rich American clients who may have used the Swiss bank's services to skirt income taxes, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing lawyers and others involved in the case.                

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