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Trillo

(9,154 posts)
21. It seems some secrecy still exists,
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 01:18 PM
Jun 2014

see this, 22,000-238 folks allegedly still have secret names:

Bankers from Credit Suisse, one of the world's largest financial institutions, courted wealthy Americans in airports, at family weddings and on golf courses from Florida to the Bahamas with a simple pitch: We'll help you hide your money. The bankers shielded the funds using code names and shell companies. They even set up private airport branches clients could use to do their banking, as they flew in and out of Switzerland, without leaving a paper trail.
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Levin said he wants the bank to do more than just pay fines and make promises to do better. "Turn over the names of the people whom you aided and abetted in tax evasion," Levin said. He said the Swiss bank has given U.S. authorities the names of only 238 out of the 22,000 secret account holders.

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/02/26/credit_suisse_swiss_bank_accounts_not_so_secret_anymore

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Quit putting your life out there for the world to see! Problem solved! Hestia Jun 2014 #1
+1000 DeSwiss Jun 2014 #16
Especially if you are involved in disability fraud! Helen Borg Jun 2014 #17
Yep customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #26
Ain't that the truth - we were at supper and a friend took a pic of his food - my DH Hestia Jul 2014 #28
If you post it on Facebook, it's fair game. Shrike47 Jun 2014 #2
It's not just postings. The warrant was for Private Messages too. thesquanderer Jun 2014 #6
And moral of the story is... customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #27
Damn Right They Should.... cynzke Jun 2014 #3
Nothing to argue about, prosecutors had a warrant groundloop Jun 2014 #4
Private messages, too? enlightenment Jun 2014 #10
Anyone expecting privacy on the notorious one-way street Facebook will be sorely disappointed. freshwest Jun 2014 #5
If someone is using my "property" (i.e., website) to commit a crime, I'd certainly help..... George II Jun 2014 #7
So you think Facebook should be like a Swiss bank account? frazzled Jun 2014 #8
Actually, that's a very good point of hypocrisy. Trillo Jun 2014 #13
It's why Swiss bank accounts are Swiss, not American frazzled Jun 2014 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Trillo Jun 2014 #18
The wealthiest can't hide finacial information... PosterChild Jun 2014 #19
It seems some secrecy still exists, Trillo Jun 2014 #21
Yes. Of course. They are breaking the law.... PosterChild Jun 2014 #22
The presumption of guilt in this thread is notable. Trillo Jun 2014 #9
Guilty verdicts aren't the subject. Getting information LEGALLY via a warrant is the subject. George II Jun 2014 #11
One example Trillo Jun 2014 #12
More than half of the 134 defendants so far have pleaded guilty. (nt) PosterChild Jun 2014 #23
Now is the time for all good internet service providers to come to the aid of their countrymen. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #15
Can you imagine if they tried this hard to go after big time crooks? /nt Ash_F Jun 2014 #20
Disability fraud is big time crime.. PosterChild Jun 2014 #24
Millions, unless you are talking about several years worth Ash_F Jun 2014 #25
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