Washington, D.C. September 27, 2012 — The National Whistleblowers Center and the No FEAR Coalition announce their support for the immediate passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) for federal employee whistleblowers.  The decision to support the Senate version (S. 743) of the WPEA came after the Senate removed a final poison pill from the bill. 

UBS Bank Insider Celebrated for Exposing $20 Billion Tax Evasion Scheme

$104 Million Paid to the Whistleblower

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Washington, D.C. September 11, 2012 – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has awarded former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld a whistleblower reward of $104 Million for his contributions in providing the U.S. Government with insider information on UBS’ illegal offshore banking scheme. This is believed to be the largest reward ever given to an individual whistleblower in the United States and the first major reward issued under the IRS tax whistleblower law.

In a joint statement, Mr. Birkenfeld’s attorneys, Stephen M. Kohn and Dean A. Zerbe stated:

The IRS today sent 104 million messages to whistleblowers around the world – that there is now a safe and secure way to report tax fraud and that the IRS is now paying awards. The IRS also sent 104 million messages to banks around the world – stop enabling tax cheats or you will get caught.

Details to be Revealed Tomorrow at NWC Press Conference

Washington, D.C. September 10, 2012 – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a decision in the whistleblower case of former UBS banker Bradley C. Birkenfeld.

Mr. Birkenfeld's brother, Douglas Birkenfeld, and his attorneys, Stephen M. Kohn and Dean A. Zerbe, will make statements at a National Whistleblowers Center press conference tomorrow, September 11, 2012, at 10:00am ET. The press conference will be held in the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC.

Copies of each statement will be available at the start of the event. After the statements, Mr. Birkenfeld's attorneys will be available for questions.

The press conference will be streamed live here on www.whistleblowers.org. The live stream will be mirrored on www.whistleblowersradio.org and www.whistleblowersblog.org.