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In recent days, numerous credible news media outlets have reported on what the UBS whistleblower, Bradley Birkenfeld, may make as a result of turning-in his former employer, the Zurich, Switzerland-headquartered bank, UBS AG. Birkenfeld blew the whistle on the bank’s illegal off-shore tax schemes to the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue […]

Washington, DC. December 3, 2009. In a major development that enhances protections for whistleblowers worldwide, a recommended set of principles for international whistleblower laws endorsed by well-respected NGO’s from countries around the world was released today. In a worldwide effort spearheaded by Transparency International, experts on whistleblower laws and advocacy from around the world have been working […]

Whistle-blower advocates are asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to review the treatment of tipster Bradley C. Birkenfeld, the former UBS banker who was sentenced to 40 months in prison despite his pivotal help in the groundbreaking case against the Swiss banking giant. Birkenfeld, 44, laid the foundation for the federal government’s most devastating assault […]

Sentencing UBS Whistleblower Undermines U.S. and International Anti-Corruption Efforts Washington, D.C. November 25, 2009.  International organizations, including Transparency International Czech Republic, the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR) – Canada, and The Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector (MANS) – Montenegro have joined the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), the Government Accountability Project, the Project on […]

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