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U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank in tax fraud case

February 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off

The Justice Department charged Switzerland’s oldest bank Thursday with helping American taxpayers hide more than $ 1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service. The case marks the first time an overseas bank has been charged in the U.S. for aiding tax evasion.
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