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Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding American Billionaire Evade Taxes
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Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
DOJ press release 09-831 (21 Aug 2009): Bradley Birkenfeld sentenced to 40 months; guilty plea 19 June 2008; his help to a US billionaire evade $7.2 million in taxes on $200 million of hidden assets (numbers about the crime, not the programme); UBS deferred prosecution agreement Feb 2009; 19 Aug 2009 settlement of the John Doe summons (4,450 more customers); officials' quotes; FBAR and Schedule B disclosure rules (accounts over $10,000, not programme). The release does not mention whistleblower status or any reward. Already in the data: plea and sentencing events. Added: UBS DPA (month) and John Doe settlement events.
What it supports
4 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Timeline (4)
- Birkenfeld sentenced to 40 months21 Aug 2009LegalUnited States · IRS Whistleblower Program (Whistleblower Office), 26 U.S.C. § 7623
- UBS agrees to disclose 4,450 more US customers ("John Doe" summons settled)19 Aug 2009LegalUnited States · IRS Whistleblower Program (Whistleblower Office), 26 U.S.C. § 7623
- UBS deferred prosecution agreement (as reported in the Birkenfeld sentencing release)Feb 2009ScandalUnited States · IRS Whistleblower Program (Whistleblower Office), 26 U.S.C. § 7623
- Birkenfeld pleads guilty19 Jun 2008ScandalUnited States · IRS Whistleblower Program (Whistleblower Office), 26 U.S.C. § 7623
About the document
What it covers Birkenfeld sentence, plea date, UBS John Doe summons resolution (4,450 accounts)
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