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As Birkenfeld reports to jail, Swiss court toughens bank secrecy
On the same day that UBS tax whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld had to report to federal prison, a Swiss court issued an order saying that FINMA, a Swiss regulatory agency, erred in ordering UBS to turn over information about 300 clients....
IRS Commission: UBS program brought in “billions”
Speaking on the Diane Rehm Show today, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said that the agency's amnesty program for US citizens who hid their assets in off-shore accounts brought in "billions" of dollars. That program, of course, was prompted by the...
Study documents federal court bias against employees
Professors Kevin Clermont and Stewart Schwab have published a study of how employees fare when they bring employment law claims in federal court. In Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs in Federal Court: From Bad to Worse? which is to be published in...
Dennis Brutus remembered
Friends and admirers of South African poet Dennis Brutus gathered yesterday afternoon to remember him at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Follow the Continue Reading link below to see my photos of the event. Michael Kohn, President of the...
Birkenfeld enters jail after initiating disclosure of UBS tax fraud scheme
At 2 pm today UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld surrendered to U.S. authorities and commenced serving a three-year and four-month sentence at the Schuylkill County Federal Correctional Institution in Minersville, Pennsylvania. Stephen M. Kohn, the Executive Director of the National Whistleblower...
Stephen Kohn appears on Democracy Now about Birkenfeld case
Attorney Stephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, and an attorney for UBS whistleblower Brad Birkenfeld, appeared on Democracy Now this morning. TAKE ACTION by sending a letter to Attorney General Holder
60 Minutes featured Birkenfeld case
The CBS news magazine 60 Minutes featured a story about UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld this Sunday. In the story, Birkenfeld says he is the first Swiss banker ever to speak publicly about the famously secretive industry.
UBS Tax Fraud Whistleblower Person of the Year Honor
Bradley Birkenfeld, the former international banker who blew whistle on the largest tax fraud in U.S. history just received the honor of being named Tax Analysts inaugural annual "Person of the Year."
FAA suppressed whistleblower on near misses at Newark Airport
Air traffic controller Ray Adams put aviation safety ahead of his own career when he blew the whistle on near misses on the runways of Newark Airport in New Jersey. NJ.com reports that when Adams raised concerns about how runway...
DC court says confidentiality agreement goes too far
Judge Joan Zeldon of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia has denied a preliminary injunction sought by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). In doing so, she found that the agreement, and the employer's attempt to enforce...
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