Press Releases

Minersville, PA. January 8, 2010. At 2 pm today UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld surrendered to U.S. authorities and commenced serving a three-year and four-month sentence at the Schuylkill County Federal Correctional Institution in Minersville, Pennsylvania. Stephen M. Kohn, the Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center and one of Mr. Birkenfeld’s attorneys issued the following […]

Washington, D.C. January 7, 2010. UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld will surrender to U.S. authorities and report to Schuylkill County Federal Correctional Institution in Minersville, Pennsylvania, at 2pm, Friday, January 8, 2010. Prior to entering the penitentiary, at approximately 1:15 pm, Mr. Birkenfeld and his counsel will make brief public remarks. Mr. Birkenfeld will commence serving a 40-month […]

1. Bradley Birkenfeld served the public interest Mr. Birkenfeld’s voluntary disclosures were historic in nature in terms of cracking the vault of bank secrecy. His official contributions forced UBS to pay $780 million to the United States in fines and penalties. His work also led to the creation of IRS amnesty programs, under which the United States recovered $20 […]

Seeks Correction of False and Misleading Statements Filed With Court and Investigation into Privacy Act Violations Washington, D.C. January 5, 2010. Today UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld filed an complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) seeking a formal investigation into incomplete and misleading statements made by attorneys for the Justice Department. DOJ […]