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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
14. The Obama Dept of Justice 'protected' crooked offshore tax cheats by keeping names secret.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 03:16 PM
Aug 2012

"Well, you can see that the DOj has once again screwed up this international banking scandal. The 'Amnesty Program' was a blatant indication to cover for the politically connected and wealthy individuals. Now, the DPA and John Doe summons was a joke - 4,450 names out of 52,000 (less than 10%) and now it seems that they will not even get those. The fine of $780 mm was also a joke given UBS made $200 million a year for the 8 year period in question (2000-2007). I guess the US taxpayer gets screwed again (by a foreign bank) when it is in fact the banks that got us in this mess and people are losing their homes and paying outrageous credit card debit interest. Maybe we should look at all the political contributions from UBS to US politicians - I know this is huge. Just look at the recent Supreme Court ruling to continue this pattern of conduct." -- UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, from somewhere in the Federal Penitentiary System

SOURCE: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-01-27/law_review/30033648_1_bradley-birkenfeld-ubs-banker-international-banking

Yes! n/t LeftofObama Aug 2012 #1
UBS referred to Washington DC office internally as ''Politically Exposed People.'' Octafish Aug 2012 #7
Just waiting for someone to ask Mitt about this point blank. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #2
Remember Smirko McCokespoon's Iraq Invasion Presser...the 'Scripted One'? Octafish Aug 2012 #11
Hoping someone sneaks it in during the "unscripted" town hall things Romney is now doing. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #17
Probably. sibelian Aug 2012 #3
The Obama Dept of Justice 'protected' crooked offshore tax cheats by keeping names secret. Octafish Aug 2012 #14
According to the BOP.gov locator Panasonic Aug 2012 #29
I'm so glad. Octafish Aug 2012 #32
Romney is filing on Oct. 15? Three weeks before Election Day??? What a disaster. reformist2 Aug 2012 #4
Total. Wonder if Mitt's gonna tell how he got a $100 million tax-free IRA. Octafish Aug 2012 #28
Ding! We have a winner! CanonRay Aug 2012 #5
Did Romney get IRS Amnesty? Octafish Aug 2012 #34
Obama will be re-elected, but the DOJ still gave priority to punishing a whistle-blower? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #6
No, he's trying to avoid getting caught stiffing his Mormon church of her 10% tithe... _Liann_ Aug 2012 #8
Is the pope catholic? malaise Aug 2012 #9
Most likely he did, he tried to take a 77,000 deductions for a "dressage" horse uponit7771 Aug 2012 #10
There is also the issue of where he claimed he resided during those years. Viva_Daddy Aug 2012 #12
Place of residence on returns may not match voter registration (graphic) Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #22
If he's not acting out of a sense of entitlement, it's becoming pretty Cleita Aug 2012 #13
If tha t's what he did, then there's no shame in admitting it--there was an amnesty librechik Aug 2012 #15
Yes. warrior1 Aug 2012 #16
k&r... spanone Aug 2012 #18
Tax fraud, almost certainly voter fraud hifiguy Aug 2012 #19
K & R AzDar Aug 2012 #20
yes heaven05 Aug 2012 #21
Even if he doesn't win, I want to know if he's a would-be felon aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #23
It's either Tax Fraud or Voter Fraud LynneSin Aug 2012 #24
I'm coming to the "all of the above" conclusion starroute Aug 2012 #25
Absolutely. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #26
That's only one thing he's hiding. Also Iranian DevonRex Aug 2012 #27
The DeVos family, the Koch Brothers, Karl Rove's net, the deepest pocket of the far RW-Milwaukee's bobthedrummer Aug 2012 #30
religion jayjayusa Aug 2012 #31
Holding out on the Church isn't against the law. Octafish Aug 2012 #33
If Romney did take the amnesty, hughee99 Aug 2012 #35
Well, he paid them late....and under duress and they were probably still long term capital gains.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #36
I just mention this because competing with the "Rmoney took the amnesty" theory hughee99 Aug 2012 #38
I think the "paid no taxes" theory is just a ruse to get him to prove it by releasing the tax return cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #39
This is one of the speculations I've been embracing. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #37
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