Bradley’s Winnings The Economist, September 15, 2012 Bradley Birkenfeld was conspicuously absent from a press conference on September 11th to announce his award of $104m from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for exposing schemes used by UBS, his former employer, to help Americans avoid taxes. That’s because Mr. Birkenfeld’s road to riches has been anything…
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Get Out of Jail Free? No, It’s Even Better (The New York Times)
Get Out of Jail Free? No, It’s Even Better David Kocieniewski for The New York Times Sometimes, crime does pay. Bradley C. Birkenfeld, a former banker at UBS, recently served two and a half years in prison for conspiring with a wealthy California developer to evade United States income taxes. Continue Reading: View Article Here…
IRS pays UBS whistle-blower $104 million (USA Today)
IRS pays UBS whistle-blower $104 million USA Today, September 12, 2012 The Internal Revenue Service has awarded an ex-banker $104 million for providing information about overseas tax cheats — the largest amount ever awarded by the agency, lawyers for the whistleblower announced Tuesday. Continue Reading: View Article Read Online at USA Today
Bradley Birkenfeld, Hero of Tax Reform (The Wall Street Journal)
Jenkins: Bradley Birkenfeld, Hero of Tax Reform Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. for The Wall Street Journal Is there anything redeeming to be found in the adventures of Bradley Birkenfeld, the UBS whistleblower whose tale is sordidness piled on sordidness? Continue Reading: View Article Here Read Online at The Wall Street Journal
Ready to Wet Your Whistle? (The Wall Street Journal)
Ready to Wet Your Whistle? Laura Saunders for The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2012 It’s a new day for tax whistleblowers, following Tuesday’s announcement that the Internal Revenue Service paid informant Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS UBS private banker and convicted felon, a record-setting $104 million award. Continue Reading View Article Here Read Online…
