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Credit Suisse helped wealthy Americans evade taxes, Senate committee says

The Swiss bank violated the terms of a 2014 plea deal with the DOJ by concealing hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore accounts belonging to extraordinarily wealthy US nationals.

30 March 2023

BNP Paribas, HSBC among banks searched by PNF in tax fraud case

French prosecutors have raided the offices of five financial institutions in Paris in connection with a tax evasion investigation linked to a controversial dividend trading strategy.

29 March 2023

HMRC investigating nine cases of failure to prevent tax evasion

The UK’s tax agency has opened nine investigations into businesses suspected of failing to prevent tax evasion and is considering opening up to 26 more.

27 January 2023

German authorities raid Deutsche Bank again in cum-ex investigation

19 October 2022

FT: Deutsche Bank broke its own tax fraud rules during cum-ex scandal

01 August 2022

CPS charges Bernie Ecclestone with fraud over undeclared overseas assets

11 July 2022

‘Millions’ missing in DRC state miner’s repayments to treasury

06 June 2022

UK proposes laws to strengthen economic crime enforcement

The raft of proposed legislative changes includes giving the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) greater teeth by introducing strict liability for sanctions offences.

01 March 2022

Credit Suisse leak reveals alleged failures to stamp out high-risk clients

A major data leak from Credit Suisse has exposed the bank as safe haven for clients involved in corruption, bribery, money laundering and other serious crimes, according to an investigation by media outlets across the globe.

21 February 2022

IRS looks to recruit 200 new lawyers to work on tax abuse matters

24 January 2022