Tax evasion

Tax evasion

• Swiss bank to pay $57.8M in US tax evasion plea

  Switzerland's oldest bank became the first foreign bank to plead guilty in the United States to tax charges when it admitted Thursday that it helped ... 

• Vietnam police arrest well-known dissident lawyer

  Vietnamese police have detained a well-known dissident lawyer, escalating a crackdown on those who speak out against the country's one-party, ... 

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  Rapper 'Fat Joe' admits tax evasion in NJ court

  The rap artist "Fat Joe" pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to pay taxes on nearly $3 million in income he earned over two years for performances and ... 

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  EU: Tax collection still lagging in Greece

  Greece is failing to collect the tax it is owed and is in danger of missing key targets that need to be met to reduce the government's staggering debt ... 

• Deutsche Bank: co-CEO, CFO part of tax probe

  Deutsche Bank says its co-chief executive Juergen Fitschen and chief finance officer Stefan Krause are under investigation as part of a tax evasion ... 

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  Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier

  Billionaire media baron Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace with Italy tottering through the European debt crisis, announced Saturday he was ... 

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  Italy's president confident gov't crisis avoided

  Although Italy's Silvio Berlusconi resigned in disgrace a year ago, has since been convicted of tax fraud and now faces plunging poll numbers, the ... 

• French budget chief denies claim of Swiss account

  French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac is filing a legal complaint against a website that claims he has hidden money from French tax authorities in ... 

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  Dem on trial seen as part of old Chicago politics

  The grizzled Chicago Democrat has compared himself to a virile hog, likened a then-chief prosecutor to a Nazi and bragged about directing government ... 

• Russian whistleblower's death in UK unexplained

  British officials are investigating the unexplained death of a Russian businessman, a key witness against Russian officials who allegedly stole $230 ... 

• German government tries to salvage Swiss tax deal

  The German government is launching a last-ditch effort to salvage a deal with Switzerland that aims to crack down on German tax cheats who hide money ... 

• German Parliament blocks Switzerland tax treaty

  Opposition parties in Germany's upper house of Parliament on Friday blocked a new agreement with Switzerland aimed at ending a long-running dispute ...