Brad Birkenfeld
| Brad Birkenfeld link (Banker, whistleblower) | |
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| Born | Bradley Charles Birkenfeld February 26, 1965 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Norwich University, American Graduate School of Business |
Criminal charge | Conspiracy to defraud the United States |
Criminal penalty | 2½ years imprisonment |
| Exposed | UBS/Tax evasion |
A banker who exposed massive tax fraud at UBS, and after 2½ years in jail was eventually paid $104M for his pains. | |
Bradley Birkenfeld has been referred to on CNBC as "the most significant financial whistleblower of all time."[1] He was imprisoned for 2½ years and was subsequently awarded $104,000,000 by the IRS for his revelations.[2][3]
Career
Birkenfeld was a banker and then became a whistleblower.[4]
Sentence
Brad Birkenfeld was released from federal prison in August 2012 after being was imprisoned for 2½ years. While in prison he met Scott Bennett and they together pieced their stories together.[4][3]
Legal settlement
He was awarded $104,000,000 as his share of the fraud he exposed.[3]
Opinion on the Panama Papers
- Full article: Panama Papers
- Full article: Panama Papers
“The CIA I’m sure is behind this, in my opinion,” Birkenfeld said, “If you’ve got NSA and CIA spying on foreign governments they can certainly get into a law firm like this. But they selectively bring the information to the public domain that doesn’t hurt the U.S. in any shape or form. That’s wrong. And there’s something seriously sinister here behind this.”[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/12/swiss-banker-whistleblower-cia-behind-panama-papers.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/business/whistle-blower-awarded-104-million-by-irs.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/30/why-did-the-us-pay-this-former-swiss-banker-104m.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/698