Swiss banker turned whistleblower ended up with a prison sentence
By David S. Hilzenrath
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Former Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld had secrets he was burning to tell, secrets so profound they could change lives and fortunes, beginning with his own.
They could make him rich, and they could send him to prison. They could expose thousands of Americans who had hidden money from the Internal Revenue Service, and they could implicate one of the world's most powerful financial institutions in a far-reaching fraud against the U.S. government. They could topple Switzerland from its vaunted position as secret banker to the world.
The question was how to tell them.
How could the Massachusetts native strike a blow against the malefactors and claim a potentially astronomical reward without destroying himself in the process?
(More here.)
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Former Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld had secrets he was burning to tell, secrets so profound they could change lives and fortunes, beginning with his own.
They could make him rich, and they could send him to prison. They could expose thousands of Americans who had hidden money from the Internal Revenue Service, and they could implicate one of the world's most powerful financial institutions in a far-reaching fraud against the U.S. government. They could topple Switzerland from its vaunted position as secret banker to the world.
The question was how to tell them.
How could the Massachusetts native strike a blow against the malefactors and claim a potentially astronomical reward without destroying himself in the process?
(More here.)
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