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The House of Representatives has rejected a deal with the United States that would have enabled the handover of data on thousands of customers of the Swiss bank UBS. June 8, 2010. Parliamentarians on Tuesday voted 104 to 76 against the controversial settlement deal on sharing banking data that was signed last August between the […]

U.S. government “doing next to nothing” to stop tax evasion   Washington, D.C. June 8, 2010. Senator Chuck Grassley has expressed his outrage at the U.S. government’s handling of information provided by UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld. He sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury demanding that the IRS provide […]

Military Commission Proceedings Resume Today Washington D.C. May 27, 2010. A former Army prosecutor faces retaliation for testifying before Congress and a military commission about torture and other Constitutional violations at Guantanamo Bay. As the Guantanamo military commissions resume proceedings today, Lieutenant Colonel Darrel Vandeveld awaits a June 1decision from a “promotion” board that may […]

Guide to assist whistle blowers launched Persons who intend to blow the whistle (report) on corrupt personnel or acts have been advised to be mindful about the way they go about it to avoid being victimized in the end. “You should not tell anybody if you blow the whistle,” Madam Florence Dennis, Executive Secretary of […]