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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Tax Evasion</title>
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		<title>Wash. woman gets 15 months for tax evasion, must pay $2.5M in restitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Wash. woman gets 15 months for tax evasion

SEATTLE — As the secretary and treasurer of Falcon Construction, Michelle Bielaski was supposed to turn over to the IRS taxes withheld from employee paychecks.
Instead, the 48-year-old Bellevue, Wash., woman spent the money herself — $2.5 million of it.
Now she&#8217;s been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wash-woman-gets-15-months-for-tax-evasion-must-pay-25m-in-restitution-246226/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Wash. woman gets 15 months for tax evasion, must pay $2.5M in restitution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon anti-tax leader, wife, indicted on tax evasion charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Cain</dc:creator>
		
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Ore. anti-tax leader indicted on tax charges

SALEM, Ore. — Bill Sizemore, Oregon&#8217;s high-profile anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges.
The Oregon Department of Justice announced Monday that it has filed the charges against him and his wife, Cindy.
A grand jury indicted the Sizemores on three counts of evading ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oregon-anti-tax-leader-wife-indicted-on-tax-evasion-charges-237780/">Read : Oregon anti-tax leader, wife, indicted on tax evasion charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine police take on excise tax evaders as recession takes toll on town coffers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clarke Canfield</dc:creator>
		
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Maine police take on excise tax evaders
KITTERY, Maine — It takes Sgt. Charles Denault barely two minutes to spot a dozen cars with out-of-state license plates parked in driveways and outside houses and apartments.

Driving his cruiser along this streets of coastal Kittery, Denault is on the lookout for vehicles registered in other states — especially .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-police-take-on-excise-tax-evaders-as-recession-takes-toll-on-town-coffers-236608/">Maine police take on excise tax evaders as recession takes toll on town coffers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss: Americans who hid 1 mln francs at UBS bank face US tax disclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Balz Bruppacher</dc:creator>
		
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Swiss target Americans who hid 1M francs at UBS

BERN, Switzerland — American clients who each hid more than 1 million Swiss francs in undeclared bank accounts with UBS AG between 2001 and 2008 could have their details turned over to the U.S. government, Swiss officials said Tuesday.
The Swiss Justice Department unveiled the criteria used to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-americans-who-hid-1-mln-francs-at-ubs-bank-face-us-tax-disclosure-231155/">Swiss: Americans who hid 1 mln francs at UBS bank face US tax disclosure</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Libya putting 2 detained Swiss businessmen on trial following spat over Ghadafi&#8217;s son</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Khaled El-deeb</dc:creator>
		
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Libya to try 2 Swiss amid spat over Ghadafi&#8217;s son

TRIPOLI, Libya — Two Swiss businessmen arrested in Libya amid a spat with Switzerland involving leader Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s son, are to go on trial on accusations of tax evasion and violating residency laws, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.
The two were detained in July 2008 on ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/libya-putting-2-detained-swiss-businessmen-on-trial-following-spat-over-ghadafis-son-226976/" title="Libya putting 2 detained Swiss businessmen on trial following spat over Ghadafi&#8217;s son">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>JPMorgan settles SEC charges over &#8216;pay-to-play&#8217; in Ala. county; deal worth over $700 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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JPMorgan settles SEC &#8216;pay-to-play&#8217; charges in Ala.

WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase &#038; Co. has agreed to a settlement worth more than $700 million over federal regulators&#8217; charges that it made unlawful payments to friends of public officials to win municipal bond business in Jefferson County, Ala.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday announced the settlement with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jpmorgan-settles-sec-charges-over-pay-to-play-in-ala-county-deal-worth-over-700-million-217910/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: JPMorgan settles SEC charges over &#8216;pay-to-play&#8217; in Ala. county; deal worth over $700 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss bank UBS reports third-quarter net loss of $542M, blames accounting charges of over $2B</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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UBS reports 3Q net loss of $542 million
ZURICH — Swiss bank UBS AG reported a third-quarter net loss of 564 million Swiss francs ($542 million) Tuesday, blaming accounting charges of 2.15 billion francs for keeping it in the red.

The Zurich-based bank recorded a net profit of 283 million francs during the same period last year.
Discounting .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-bank-ubs-reports-third-quarter-net-loss-of-542m-blames-accounting-charges-of-over-2b-216017/" title="Swiss bank UBS reports third-quarter net loss of $542M, blames accounting charges of over $2B">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit voters hope Tues. election brings political stability to City Council, mayor&#8217;s office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Detroit seeks political stability with election

DETROIT — The look of the Detroit City Council could change drastically when voters go to the polls in the city&#8217;s fourth election in just over eight months.
Mayor Dave Bing is expected to easily win re-election in Tuesday&#8217;s nonpartisan race, but five incumbents are being challenged by 13 newcomers for ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detroit-voters-hope-tues-election-brings-political-stability-to-city-council-mayors-office-214634/">Detroit voters hope Tues. election brings political stability to City Council, mayor&#8217;s office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY businessman gets 3-month prison sentence in Fla. for conviction in UBS bank secrets case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Toy salesman gets 3 months jail in UBS tax probe

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge Friday rejected a plea for probation from a New York businessman who admitted concealing $8 million in secret Swiss bank accounts, imposing instead a three-month prison term in the high-profile tax evasion case.
U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-businessman-gets-3-month-prison-sentence-in-fla-for-conviction-in-ubs-bank-secrets-case-212669/">Original article &nbsp;: NY businessman gets 3-month prison sentence in Fla. for conviction in UBS bank secrets case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7,500 international tax dodgers apply for IRS program promising reduced penalties, no jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Some 7,500 international tax dodgers have applied for an amnesty program that promises no jail time and reduced penalties for tax cheats who come forward, the Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday.

The tax dodgers were hiding money in more than 70 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. Accounts ranged from just over $10,000  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7500-international-tax-dodgers-apply-for-irs-program-promising-reduced-penalties-no-jail-196151/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy&#8217;s Berlusconi vows to defend himself on TV, in court after immunity law overturned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ariel David</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he will go on TV and appear in courtrooms to prove that corruption and tax fraud charges in two trials against him are false.

The proceedings in Milan are to resume after a top Italian court overturned a law granting Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office. However, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italys-berlusconi-vows-to-defend-himself-on-tv-in-court-after-immunity-law-overturned-190480/">Source &nbsp;: Italy&#8217;s Berlusconi vows to defend himself on TV, in court after immunity law overturned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy&#8217;s faces tough judicial, political battles after top court overturns immunity law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ariel David</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi faces judicial and political battles after a top Italian court overturned a law granting him immunity from prosecution and cleared the way for his corruption and tax fraud trials to resume in Milan.

The ever-combative Berlusconi vowed to stay on after the Constitutional Court on Wednesday dealt him one of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italys-faces-tough-judicial-political-battles-after-top-court-overturns-immunity-law-190235/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Italy&#8217;s faces tough judicial, political battles after top court overturns immunity law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trial of South Africa&#8217;s ex-top cop opens window into shady world of criminal kingpins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of South Africa&#8217;s ex-top cop is opening a window into a shady world of criminal kingpins and alleged graft at the highest levels in law enforcement.

The explosive trial now under way has riveted South Africans with salacious details of double-dealings, friends turning on each other, and shopping sprees in London .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trial-of-south-africas-ex-top-cop-opens-window-into-shady-world-of-criminal-kingpins-189600/">Original article &nbsp;: Trial of South Africa&#8217;s ex-top cop opens window into shady world of criminal kingpins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top court overturns Italian premier&#8217;s immunity, Berlusconi spokesman says he won&#8217;t resign</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to stay on and &#8220;go forward&#8221; Wednesday after an Italian court struck down a law granting him immunity from prosecution and allowed trials for corruption and tax fraud to resume in Milan. There were immediate calls for his resignation.

The decision by the Constitutional Court dealt Berlusconi one of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-court-overturns-italian-premiers-immunity-berlusconi-spokesman-says-he-wont-resign-189591/">Top court overturns Italian premier&#8217;s immunity, Berlusconi spokesman says he won&#8217;t resign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NH woman convicted of standoff after tax evasion case gets 35 years in prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Ramer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire woman sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday for plotting to kill federal agents during a nine-month standoff at her fortress-like home said she will continue to fight government corruption from behind bars.

At her sentencing hearing, Elaine Brown said the judge&#8217;s decision mattered little to her given her age ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nh-woman-convicted-of-standoff-after-tax-evasion-case-gets-35-years-in-prison-185149/">NH woman convicted of standoff after tax evasion case gets 35 years in prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Whistleblowers flood IRS after Congress increases rewards for turning in big-money tax cheats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Dangle some cash and a lot of people are happy to turn in their employers for cheating on their taxes.

Since Congress beefed up whistleblower rewards in late 2006, tips about suspected tax cheats owing at least $2 million have jumped more than tenfold, the Internal Revenue Service said in a report Thursday.
In 2008, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/whistleblowers-flood-irs-after-congress-increases-rewards-for-turning-in-big-money-tax-cheats-184524/">Read : Whistleblowers flood IRS after Congress increases rewards for turning in big-money tax cheats</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ man pleads guilty to failing to report assets held in Swiss bank accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey client of the international banking giant UBS has pleaded guilty to concealing more than $6 million in assets in Swiss bank accounts.

Juergen Homann of Saddle River is the fifth U.S.-based UBS client to plead guilty in an ongoing federal investigation into the bank&#8217;s practices. UBS officials have admitted helping .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-man-pleads-guilty-to-failing-to-report-assets-held-in-swiss-bank-accounts-179046/" title="NJ man pleads guilty to failing to report assets held in Swiss bank accounts">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Girls Gone Wild&#8217; founder pleads guilty to filing false tax returns, will be sentenced in Nov.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — &#8220;Girls Gone Wild&#8221; founder Joe Francis pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing false tax returns and will avoid further jail time in a tax case that spanned two states and several years.

Francis entered the pleas to two misdemeanor counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing Nevada jail workers in  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/girls-gone-wild-founder-pleads-guilty-to-filing-false-tax-returns-will-be-sentenced-in-nov-177043/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IRS extends amnesty program for international tax cheats to accommodate rush of applicants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Procrastinating tax cheats will get a few extra weeks to apply for an amnesty program that has been flooded with applications from people who hid assets overseas.

The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it will extend the deadline, originally set for Wednesday, until Oct. 15.
More than 3,000 Americans have applied for the program, which .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irs-extends-amnesty-program-for-international-tax-cheats-to-accommodate-rush-of-applicants-173894/">Read the original article &nbsp;: IRS extends amnesty program for international tax cheats to accommodate rush of applicants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Orange County assistant sheriff gets 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion, fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Orange County assistant sheriff has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion and mail fraud.

A federal judge in Santa Ana on Monday also ordered George Jaramillo to pay a $50,000 fine and serve three years of probation.
Jaramillo pleaded guilty in March 2007 and agreed to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-orange-county-assistant-sheriff-gets-27-months-in-federal-prison-for-tax-evasion-fraud-168484/">Original source &nbsp;: Former Orange County assistant sheriff gets 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion, fraud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor: Fundraiser for ex-Ill. governor told police before he died that he overdosed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Robinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a police officer before he died that he overdosed on a prescription drug, the mayor of the south Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills said Sunday.

Mayor Dwight Welch did not say what drug Christopher Kelly told police he ingested, but he said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayor-fundraiser-for-ex-ill-governor-told-police-before-he-died-that-he-overdosed-167425/" title="Mayor: Fundraiser for ex-Ill. governor told police before he died that he overdosed">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials to autopsy ex-Blagojevich adviser who died a week before prison term was to start</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Robinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A week before one of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#8217;s closest advisers was to go to prison for fraud, the commercial roofing contractor died at a Chicago hospital, and the mayor of a town where he was found said the death was being investigated as a suicide.

An autopsy was planned Sunday for Christopher G. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-to-autopsy-ex-blagojevich-adviser-who-died-a-week-before-prison-term-was-to-start-167171/">Officials to autopsy ex-Blagojevich adviser who died a week before prison term was to start</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#8217;s former chief fundraiser dies, days before prison term began</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Robinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died Saturday, just days before he was to begin serving at least eight years in federal prison for fraud that included using his company&#8217;s money to pay gambling debts and claiming it as a business expense.

Christopher G. Kelly, 51, was apparently found Friday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-ill-gov-rod-blagojevichs-former-chief-fundraiser-dies-days-before-prison-term-began-167038/">Original article &nbsp;: Ousted Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#8217;s former chief fundraiser dies, days before prison term began</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 former NE Pa. judges charged with racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Federal prosecutors have ratcheted up their pursuit of two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking $2.8 million in kickbacks to place youth offenders in private detention centers.

Former Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan were charged in a 48-count indictment Wednesday with racketeering, extortion, bribery, money laundering, fraud and other ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-former-ne-pa-judges-charged-with-racketeering-money-laundering-in-kids-for-cash-scheme-164281/">Original article on  : 2 former NE Pa. judges charged with racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash scheme</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman sentenced in Wisconsin to 6 months in prison for tax evasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former major league pitcher Jerry Koosman to six months in prison for not paying his taxes.

Prosecutors say Koosman, a former All-Star who helped the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series, didn&#8217;t pay federal income taxes for 2002, 2003 and 2004. He pleaded guilty in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-mets-pitcher-jerry-koosman-sentenced-in-wisconsin-to-6-months-in-prison-for-tax-evasion-159095/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Former Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman sentenced in Wisconsin to 6 months in prison for tax evasion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: France gets list of 3,000 possible tax evaders from Switzerland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — France has received a list of 3,000 French taxpayers with bank accounts in Switzerland as part of a double taxation agreement signed between the two countries last week, according to a report in a French newspaper Sunday.

French Budget Minister Eric Woerth was quoted in the weekly Journal du Dimanche as saying the accounts ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-france-gets-list-of-3000-possible-tax-evaders-from-switzerland-154197/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Report: France gets list of 3,000 possible tax evaders from Switzerland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General investigating whether Conn. taxpayers involved with offshore accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he&#8217;s investigating whether any Connecticut residents are illegally evading taxes through offshore accounts.

His office is looking specifically at whether any state residents are among the 4,450 U.S. citizens suspected of hiding assets with the Swiss bank, UBS AG, to dodge taxes. In an agreement with the Internal ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-general-investigating-whether-conn-taxpayers-involved-with-offshore-accounts-152869/">Attorney General investigating whether Conn. taxpayers involved with offshore accounts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detained Chinese legal activist released but says government investigating tax case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mcdonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A prominent Chinese legal scholar whose rights group has tackled some of China&#8217;s most politically sensitive cases and his office assistant have been released on bail as authorities investigate possible tax charges against the group.

His detention appeared part of a widening crackdown against activist lawyers and non-governmental organizations in China. Several non-governmental groups .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detained-chinese-legal-activist-released-but-says-government-investigating-tax-case-147455/">Source &nbsp;: Detained Chinese legal activist released but says government investigating tax case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than 3 years in prison for ex-Swiss banker who became key US tax evasion witness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former banker with Switzerland&#8217;s UBS AG is sentenced to more than three years in prison after becoming a key government informant in an international tax evasion probe.

U.S. District Judge William Zloch imposed the sentence Friday on 44-year-old Bradley Birkenfeld. It was more than the 2½ prosecutors had recommended. Birkenfeld&#8217;s lawyers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-3-years-in-prison-for-ex-swiss-banker-who-became-key-us-tax-evasion-witness-146238/">Read : More than 3 years in prison for ex-Swiss banker who became key US tax evasion witness</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss banker, lawyer charged with helping clients evade US taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A Swiss banker and a lawyer are the latest to face U.S. criminal charges in a wide-ranging international tax evasion investigation.

Banker Hansruedi Schumacher and attorney Matthias Rickenbach were charged Thursday with conspiring to defraud the U.S. It wasn&#8217;t immediately clear if the two Switzerland-based men had been arrested or had hired lawyers.
Schumacher is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-banker-lawyer-charged-with-helping-clients-evade-us-taxes-145226/">Original source &nbsp;: Swiss banker, lawyer charged with helping clients evade US taxes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss bank UBS to divulge more than 4,000 account names as IRS agreement pierces famed secrecy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The U.S. pulled back the veil on Switzerland&#8217;s famed tradition of banking secrecy Wednesday, winning an agreement for banking giant UBS AG to disclose the names of 4,450 American clients suspected of hiding assets in Swiss accounts.

The news is expected to prod thousands more UBS clients in America to voluntarily disclose their financial ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-bank-ubs-to-divulge-more-than-4000-account-names-as-irs-agreement-pierces-famed-secrecy-144180/">Swiss bank UBS to divulge more than 4,000 account names as IRS agreement pierces famed secrecy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss bank UBS to turn more than 4,000 account names over to IRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Swiss banking giant UBS AG agreed Wednesday to turn over to the IRS the details of 4,450 accounts suspected of holding undeclared assets by American customers, piercing Switzerland&#8217;s long-standing tradition of banking secrecy.

IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said the accounts held $18 billion in assets at one time. Many have since been closed, he .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-bank-ubs-to-turn-more-than-4000-account-names-over-to-irs-144156/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US to announce details Wednesday of deal with Swiss government in UBS tax evasion case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The United States will release details Wednesday on its agreement with Switzerland to end their tax evasion dispute involving UBS AG, a U.S. treasury spokeswoman said.

Details of the deal will be released after it is signed by the two countries. The dispute is over thousands of UBS accounts that U.S. prosecutors say were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-to-announce-details-wednesday-of-deal-with-swiss-government-in-ubs-tax-evasion-case-143758/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US to announce details Wednesday of deal with Swiss government in UBS tax evasion case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US seeks reduced prison term for ex-UBS banker who was star witness in tax secrets case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A former Swiss banker should get a sharply reduced prison term for helping the U.S. government as a star witness in a wide-ranging tax evasion investigation of banking giant UBS AG, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The banker contends his cooperation warrants no jail time at all.

The motions filed in federal court come a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-seeks-reduced-prison-term-for-ex-ubs-banker-who-was-star-witness-in-tax-secrets-case-143116/">Read : US seeks reduced prison term for ex-UBS banker who was star witness in tax secrets case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent Chinese legal activist arrested for allegedly evading taxes, lawyer says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Olesen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A Chinese legal activist whose rights group has tackled some of the country&#8217;s most politically sensitive cases has been formally arrested on suspicion of evading taxes, though he has not yet been charged, his lawyer said Tuesday.

The arrest of Xu Zhiyong comes as China appears to be widening a crackdown against activist lawyers .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prominent-chinese-legal-activist-arrested-for-allegedly-evading-taxes-lawyer-says-142669/" title="Prominent Chinese legal activist arrested for allegedly evading taxes, lawyer says">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UBS clients charged so far in US used foreign shells to hide income from IRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Wealthy American clients of Swiss bank UBS AG used sham corporations set up in havens from Hong Kong to the British Virgin Islands as part of their efforts to evade U.S. taxes, according to documents filed in Florida and California court cases.

The shell corporations, or &#8220;pass-through entities,&#8221; were key elements of the tax-evasion ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ubs-clients-charged-so-far-in-us-used-foreign-shells-to-hide-income-from-irs-142111/">UBS clients charged so far in US used foreign shells to hide income from IRS</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wealthy tax dodgers line up for leniency as US cracks down on secret offshore accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A deal with Switzerland settling U.S. demands for the names of suspected tax dodgers from a Swiss bank has a lot of wealthy Americans with offshore accounts nervously running to their tax advisers — and the Internal Revenue Service.

&#8220;They are very frightened,&#8221; said Richard Boggs, chief executive of Nationwide Tax Relief, a Los-Angeles-based ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wealthy-tax-dodgers-line-up-for-leniency-as-us-cracks-down-on-secret-offshore-accounts-140574/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Wealthy tax dodgers line up for leniency as US cracks down on secret offshore accounts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Korean court finds ex-Samsung chairman guilty of breach of trust over bond deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae Hee Suh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A Seoul court ruled Friday that former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee was guilty of breach of trust and handed him a suspended prison sentence in another legal blow to the South Korean tycoon.

The Seoul High Court sentenced Lee to three years in prison and fined him 110 billion won ($89.2 million) ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korean-court-finds-ex-samsung-chairman-guilty-of-breach-of-trust-over-bond-deal-139495/" title="South Korean court finds ex-Samsung chairman guilty of breach of trust over bond deal">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liechtenstein, Britain sign deal giving British taxpayers 5 years to reveal hidden funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VADUZ, Liechtenstein — Liechtenstein&#8217;s government said Tuesday it has agreed a deal with Britain that will help London uncover untaxed fortunes hidden away in the tiny Alpine principality by U.K. taxpayers.

The accord gives Britons from Sept. 1, 2009 to March 31, 2015 to declare their assets in Liechtenstein and receive favorable treatment in paying the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liechtenstein-britain-sign-deal-giving-british-taxpayers-5-years-to-reveal-hidden-funds-136230/" title="Liechtenstein, Britain sign deal giving British taxpayers 5 years to reveal hidden funds">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent Chinese legal activist detained in worrying sign for non-gov&#8217;t groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A prominent Chinese legal scholar whose rights group has tackled some of China&#8217;s most politically sensitive cases, including a tainted milk scandal, has been accused of tax evasion following his arrest a week ago, his brother said Tuesday.

The detention of Xu Zhiyong comes as China appears to be widening a crackdown against activist ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prominent-chinese-legal-activist-detained-in-worrying-sign-for-non-govt-groups-130606/">Prominent Chinese legal activist detained in worrying sign for non-gov&#8217;t groups</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese legal activist being detained for tax evasion, brother says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A leading Chinese legal activist detained by authorities last week has been accused of tax evasion, his brother said Tuesday.

Xu Zhiyong, a prominent legal scholar who co-founded the Gongmeng legal aid organization, was taken from his Beijing home about 5 a.m. last Wednesday by police. At the time, it was unclear why he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-legal-activist-being-detained-for-tax-evasion-brother-says-129916/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Chinese legal activist being detained for tax evasion, brother says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada extradites German businessman Schreiber, accused of role in Kohl scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUNICH — Karlheinz Schreiber, a key figure in a political party financing scandal involving former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, was extradited to Germany from Canada to face criminal charges after losing a decade-long court battle.

Monday&#8217;s return of the 75-year-old former arms-industry lobbyist comes a month before a national election in which the conservative Christian Democratic Union ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-extradites-german-businessman-schreiber-accused-of-role-in-kohl-scandal-128565/" title="Canada extradites German businessman Schreiber, accused of role in Kohl scandal">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Businessman Schreiber being extradited from Canada to Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber is being extradited to Germany, Canada&#8217;s justice department has confirmed.

Schreiber is a key figure in a political scandal surrounding former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He was arrested in Canada in 1999 under a German warrant seeking his extradition.
Justice Department spokeswoman Genevieve Breton says the flight left Toronto between 8 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/businessman-schreiber-being-extradited-from-canada-to-germany-128551/">Businessman Schreiber being extradited from Canada to Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian judge denies German businessman&#8217;s bid for injunction to halt extradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — A Canadian judge has denied a German-Canadian businessman&#8217;s request for an injunction to stop his imminent extradition to Germany.

Karlheinz Schreiber&#8217;s lawyer, Edward Greenspan, was at the Ontario Court of Appeal on Sunday in what turned out to be a futile attempt to block the extradition, which could now take place anytime
As a result ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-judge-denies-german-businessmans-bid-for-injunction-to-halt-extradition-128458/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Canadian judge denies German businessman&#8217;s bid for injunction to halt extradition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A timeline of the tax evasion probe against Swiss bank UBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with the 50 million Swiss francs (about $45 million) that UBS AG lost during the financial crisis, the bank&#8217;s admitted assistance to U.S. tax evaders seriously damaged the financial powerhouse&#8217;s reputation. Here is a timeline of the most important developments:

— May 2008: Authorities in the United States begin investigating the Switzerland-based services UBS offers .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-timeline-of-the-tax-evasion-probe-against-swiss-bank-ubs-126867/">Original source &nbsp;: A timeline of the tax evasion probe against Swiss bank UBS</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US, Swiss governments near settling in UBS tax evasion case; Fla. judge cancels Monday trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Days before a high-stakes trial with implications for bankers worldwide, the U.S. and Swiss governments said Friday they reached a hard-fought settlement in the U.S. effort to get names of thousands of wealthy Americans suspected of evading taxes by hiding billions of dollars with Swiss banking giant UBS AG.

Both governments and UBS said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-swiss-governments-near-settling-in-ubs-tax-evasion-case-fla-judge-cancels-monday-trial-126681/">Original source &nbsp;: US, Swiss governments near settling in UBS tax evasion case; Fla. judge cancels Monday trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US says settlement in principle in UBS tax evasion case; judge in Fla. cancels Monday trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A federal judge is Florida is canceling a planned trial for Swiss bank UBS after the Swiss and U.S. governments struck a deal over allegations that Americans hid money overseas.

Justice Department attorney Stuart Gibson said Friday in a conference call with the judge that major issues have been resolved. He did not disclose  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-says-settlement-in-principle-in-ubs-tax-evasion-case-judge-in-fla-cancels-monday-trial-126648/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge to get update on settlement talks in UBS tax evasion case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — With time running short, a judge in Miami wants an update on settlement talks in the U.S. effort to obtain names of thousands of suspected American tax evaders from Swiss bank UBS AG.

Trial in the case is scheduled to begin Monday unless an agreement is reached. U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-to-get-update-on-settlement-talks-in-ubs-tax-evasion-case-126365/">Original source &nbsp;: Judge to get update on settlement talks in UBS tax evasion case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese human rights lawyer detained by police ahead of meeting with tax authorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A leader of a Chinese legal rights group was detained by police ahead of a meeting he arranged with tax authorities to discuss hefty fines recently imposed on its research center, the group said Thursday.

Xu Zhiyong, a legal scholar with the Gongmeng rights group, was taken away by police early Wednesday, the group  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-human-rights-lawyer-detained-by-police-ahead-of-meeting-with-tax-authorities-125253/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss prosecutors examine complaint linked to US claim of bribery in tax evasion matter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERN, Switzerland — Swiss prosecutors are examining allegations that a high-ranking Swiss tax official received a $45,000 bribe in exchange for providing sensitive information to an American who has now pleaded guilty to tax evasion in the U.S., a Swiss official said Wednesday.

The allegation surfaced Tuesday in U.S. court documents connected to the Department of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-prosecutors-examine-complaint-linked-to-us-claim-of-bribery-in-tax-evasion-matter-124175/">Original article &nbsp;: Swiss prosecutors examine complaint linked to US claim of bribery in tax evasion matter</a>.]]></description>
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