瑞银职员举报逃税 坐牢两年获1亿美元
<p></p><p><span word="Attorneys">Attorneys</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="Bradley">Bradley</span> <span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="him">him</span> $104 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whistleblower">whistleblower</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Attorneys">Attorneys</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="Bradley">Bradley</span> <span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="him">him</span> $104 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whistleblower">whistleblower</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="workings">workings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secretive">secretive</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="UBS">UBS</span> (<span word="UBS">UBS</span>), <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="evade">evade</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toothpaste">toothpaste</span> <span word="tube">tube</span>.</p><p><span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astonishing">astonishing</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> 31 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="relating">relating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="confinement">confinement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="probation">probation</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="Burkenfeld">Burkenfeld</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="windfall">windfall</span>.</p><p><span word="Birkenfeld">Birkenfeld</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Kohn">Kohn</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> $780 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>, <span word="UBS">UBS</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="over">over</span> 35,000 <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amnesty">amnesty</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voluntarily">voluntarily</span> <span word="repatriate">repatriate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span>. <span word="Kohn">Kohn</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> $5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="fines">fines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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