150 Americans in probe of offshore tax evasion

Aug. 19, 2009
NEW YORK | More than 150 UBS clients in the United States are under investigation for concealing income and assets offshore at the bank, a prosecutor said in a court filing. The scope of the investigation was disclosed Tuesday in a memo recommending that former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld serve...
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