http://www.mail.com/subjects/24284-tax-evasion.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24284-tax-evasion.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162816-italian-icons-find-respite-tax-man.html MILAN (AP) — Sophia Loren wore green silk and sunglasses for her date with the taxman, Luciano Pavarotti a suit and sneakers. Diego Maradona gave up his diamond stud earring to pay off a tax debt. Some of Italy's most well-heeled residents have come under the glare of successive governments who have declared wars on tax evasion, yet it remains a perennial... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:14:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162816-italian-icons-find-respite-tax-man.html 2013-06-19T21:14:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162042-dolce-gabbana-convicted-tax-evasion.html MILAN (AP) — A Milan court on Wednesday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. They were found guilty of failing to declare 200 million euros ($268 million) through a Luxembourg company to authorities and given a one year and eight months suspended jail sentence. They were ordered to pay a penalty of 500,000 euros (abou... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:30:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162042-dolce-gabbana-convicted-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-19T16:30:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155668-g-8-leaders-to-mull-syria-tax-evasion-free-trade.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Police are expected to outnumber protesters Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, where leaders will seek to narrow their differences on Syria's civil war, promoting freer trade between Europe and North America, and combating global tax evasion. Police commanders in Northern Ireland said they are optimistic tha... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:27:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155668-g-8-leaders-to-mull-syria-tax-evasion-free-trade.html 2013-06-16T23:27:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2153756-uk-territories-sign-to-tax-avoidance-crackdown.html LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron struck a deal Saturday with leaders of Britain's overseas territories to share tax information — a move he heralded as a "positive step forward" on an issue at the forefront of next week's G-8 summit in Northern Ireland. The prime minister met Saturday at Downing Street with representatives from Britain's ne... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2153756-uk-territories-sign-to-tax-avoidance-crackdown.html 2013-06-15T15:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2148968-ex-barcelona-president-messi-paid-taxes.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta is defending Lionel Messi against allegations of tax fraud, a case that experts say could carry a prison sentence for the Argentina star. A Spanish state prosecutor filed a fraud complaint on Wednesday alleging that Messi and his father Jorge avoided paying 4 million euros ($5.3 million) in b... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:54:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2148968-ex-barcelona-president-messi-paid-taxes.html 2013-06-13T11:54:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2146522-prosecutor-brings-5m-tax-fraud-case-messi.html MADRID (AP) — A tax fraud lawsuit has been filed against Barcelona star Lionel Messi for $5.3 million in unpaid income tax. The document presented to the court on Wednesday also brings a lawsuit against his father, Jorge Horacio Messi. Both are accused of three offenses against the public purse for allegedly defrauding millions on income tax returns for 2... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:45:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2146522-prosecutor-brings-5m-tax-fraud-case-messi.html 2013-06-12T13:45:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125546-defense-denies-erotic-dinners-berlusconi-villa.html MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's defense denied Monday that there were any erotic escapades at dinners at the media mogul's villa near Milan, and accused the court of bias against the businessman-turned-politician. Nicolo Ghedini said during closing arguments that Berlusconi neither paid for sex with an under-age teen, nor exerted pressure ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:54:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125546-defense-denies-erotic-dinners-berlusconi-villa.html 2013-06-03T17:54:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2125964-ubs-france-under-investigation-tax-evasion-case.html PARIS (AP) — French authorities are formally investigating whether UBS France helped rich clients evade the country's tax authorities, the Paris prosecutor's office said Monday. Spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre said that the subsidiary of the Swiss bank is being investigated for complicity in illegal business dealings. Three executives at the French su... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:14:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2125964-ubs-france-under-investigation-tax-evasion-case.html 2013-06-03T15:14:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2120616-zumba-instructor-10-months-prostitution.html ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A Zumba fitness instructor at the center of a prostitution scandal featuring sex videos, adultery and more than 100 clients told a judge who sentenced her Friday to 10 months in jail that she's happy to have escaped her former life. Sniffling and fighting back tears, Alexis Wright said she felt relief when police raided her business o... Fri, 31 May 2013 21:46:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2120616-zumba-instructor-10-months-prostitution.html 2013-05-31T21:46:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2116020-switzerland-takes-step-to-tax-dispute-with-us.html GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland said Wednesday it will allow its banks to skirt the country's strict client secrecy laws in order to end a long-running dispute with the United States over tax evasion by American clients with hidden accounts. Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said the Swiss government is acting now because U.S. patience with those Swiss b... Wed, 29 May 2013 21:37:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2116020-switzerland-takes-step-to-tax-dispute-with-us.html 2013-05-29T21:37:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116398-prosecutor-seeks-jail-time-dolce-gabbana.html MILAN (AP) — A Milan prosecutor is seeking a two year and six month sentence against the designing duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana for allegedly failing to declare 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in income to tax authorities. Prosecutor Gaetano Ruta told a court during closing arguments Wednesday that the pair had evaded taxes on 416 million euros e... Wed, 29 May 2013 17:20:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116398-prosecutor-seeks-jail-time-dolce-gabbana.html 2013-05-29T17:20:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107666-top-swiss-negotiator-tax-disputes-steps.html GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's top negotiator in talks to resolve disputes over tax evasion with Europe and the U.S. is stepping down. The Finance Ministry said Friday that Michael Ambuehl will leave his post at the end of August and go into academia. The move comes at a crucial time for Switzerland, which is trying to reach a deal with the U.S. to save Swis... Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107666-top-swiss-negotiator-tax-disputes-steps.html 2013-05-24T11:46:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2105604-appellate-court-berlusconi-illegal-scheme.html MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday called "surreal" the judicial reasoning behind an appellate court's decision to uphold his guilty verdict and four-year jail term in a tax fraud case. In a nearly 200-page document detailing its reasoning behind the May 8 decision, the court said, "There is conclusive evidence, oral and doc... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2105604-appellate-court-berlusconi-illegal-scheme.html 2013-05-23T19:33:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2102406-eu-steps-up-fight-tax-evasion-2013.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's leaders took a major step in tackling tax-dodgers Wednesday by pushing to end bank secrecy across the bloc's 27 members by the end of the year. German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the agreement to set up an automatic exchange of bank information among the EU's tax authorities — which has been long resisted by Austri... Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2102406-eu-steps-up-fight-tax-evasion-2013.html 2013-05-22T18:48:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081414-liechtenstein-ready-to-relax-banking-secrecy.html BERLIN (AP) — Liechtenstein's prime minister says the principality is prepared to discuss an automatic exchange of bank client information with the European Union. Adrian Hasler told German daily Handelsblatt in an interview published Monday that the tiny Alpine nation would consider following the lead of Austria and Luxembourg. The two countries have com... Mon, 13 May 2013 11:08:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081414-liechtenstein-ready-to-relax-banking-secrecy.html 2013-05-13T11:08:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078944-pro-berlusconi-rally-italy-draws-cheers-jeers.html ROME (AP) — Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax fraud, cheering their hero as police in riot gear separated them from jeering opponents. The backers turned out for the "Everyone for Silvio" rally by his Freedo... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:23:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078944-pro-berlusconi-rally-italy-draws-cheers-jeers.html 2013-05-11T18:23:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073762-berlusconi-to-lead-italy-protest-conviction.html ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi will lead his political party in a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, which carries a prison sentence and a ban from public office. The four-year prison term for Italy's former premier and the five-year ban, which were handed down by a Milan appeals court Wednesday, will take effect only if another appeals tribunal — ... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073762-berlusconi-to-lead-italy-protest-conviction.html 2013-05-09T12:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071874-italy-court-upholds-berlusconi-tax-fraud-verdict.html MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence were upheld on the first appeal Wednesday in a case that could see him barred from public office for five years. In Italy, defendants are legally considered innocent until all appeals are exhausted, and Berlusconi's lawyers are expected to appeal the case to... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071874-italy-court-upholds-berlusconi-tax-fraud-verdict.html 2013-05-08T21:25:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065778-court-berlusconi-trials-stay-milan.html ROME (AP) — Italy's highest court has denied a defense motion to move Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial and tax fraud appeal away from Milan. The ruling Monday allows resumption of both trials, which are nearing verdicts. The defense had sought to have both cases moved to the nearby city of Brescia, arguing that Milan courts are biased against the fo... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:34:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065778-court-berlusconi-trials-stay-milan.html 2013-05-06T11:34:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2047490-tax-cheats-pony-up-55-billion-amnesty-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday. In all, more than 39,000 tax cheats have come clean under the programs. But there's more. G... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:50:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2047490-tax-cheats-pony-up-55-billion-amnesty-program.html 2013-04-26T23:50:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2036844-lauryn-hill-tax-evasion-sentencing-delayed.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge postponed Lauryn Hill's tax evasion sentencing on Monday but not before scolding the eight-time Grammy-winning singer for reneging on a promise to make restitution by now. Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. At that time, her attorney said she would pay res... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:28:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2036844-lauryn-hill-tax-evasion-sentencing-delayed.html 2013-04-22T22:28:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2022656-german-raids-homes-200-alleged-tax-cheats.html BERLIN (AP) — German authorities launched dawn raids on the homes of over 200 suspected tax cheats Tuesday, acting on information gleaned from a CD containing the confidential account details of thousands of Swiss bank clients. The top tax officials in the southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate said he expected to net some 500 million euros ($654 mill... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:05:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2022656-german-raids-homes-200-alleged-tax-cheats.html 2013-04-16T15:05:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020184-ex-hsbc-worker-bank-scandalous.html MADRID (AP) — A former HSBC employee fighting extradition to Switzerland for allegedly stealing and revealing confidential information about private Swiss accounts said Monday the material in his possession highlights "scandalous" levels of tax evasion and money-laundering. Herve Falciani faces charges of stealing information between 2006 and 2007 related... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020184-ex-hsbc-worker-bank-scandalous.html 2013-04-15T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010190-luxembourg-agrees-to-help-fight-tax-cheats.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Luxembourg is to start exchanging information with the rest of Europe to help fight tax evasion, the government said Wednesday in a move it hopes will make the country's massive financial sector more transparent. The decision follows mounting international pressure on Luxembourg to end its policy of banking secrecy which critics argue has ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:54:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010190-luxembourg-agrees-to-help-fight-tax-cheats.html 2013-04-10T13:54:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1965470-french-minister-resigns-face-tax-fraud-probe.html PARIS (AP) — France's budget minister, ensnared in a ballooning scandal over suspected tax fraud and money laundering, on Tuesday became the first resignation in President Francois Hollande's 10-month-old Socialist government. Jerome Cahuzac, who had garnered Hollande's trust as point man to help boost tax revenues as France battles a lackluster economy a... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:53:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1965470-french-minister-resigns-face-tax-fraud-probe.html 2013-03-19T19:53:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1965228-tax-fraud-probe-centering-french-minister-grows.html PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation into alleged laundering of money gained through tax fraud in a case centering on France's budget minister. The move Tuesday means an investigative judge will extend a probe involving Jerome Cahuzac — though investigators haven't turned up enough evidence to charge him by name. The ministe... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:04:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1965228-tax-fraud-probe-centering-french-minister-grows.html 2013-03-19T17:04:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1963484-argentina-hsbc-helped-launder-money-evade-taxes.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's government on Monday accused the British banking giant HSBC of facilitating money laundering and tax evasion. Tax chief Ricardo Echegaray said HSBC's Argentina subsidiary created an illegal scheme enabling its clients to hide more than $100 million. He said the scheme included a criminal organization and fake rec... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:36:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1963484-argentina-hsbc-helped-launder-money-evade-taxes.html 2013-03-19T00:36:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1956704-5-convicted-inventing-movie-to-hide-tax-fraud.html LONDON (AP) — The clue was in the title. In some ways "A Landscape of Lies" was a typical indie film, with a tiny budget, a B-list cast and an award from an American film festival. What made it special is that it was created solely to cover up a huge tax fraud. Five people in Britain face jail sentences after being c... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:09:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1956704-5-convicted-inventing-movie-to-hide-tax-fraud.html 2013-03-15T10:09:46Z