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March 9, 2010Advocacy groups argue the whistleblower protection bill inadequately safeguards national security employees and may actually weaken existing FBI protections by…- February 24, 2010The IRS paid its first substantial whistle-blower award of $5.5 million to an informant who reported international tax fraud, leading…
February 17, 2010The National Whistleblowers Center released evidence supporting UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, showing his documented efforts to expose tax fraud while…- February 13, 2010Despite a U.S.-Swiss agreement to disclose names of 4,450 Americans with undisclosed UBS accounts, Swiss courts blocked the disclosures, creating…
- February 10, 2010Whistleblower advocates urge Senate to reject S. 372, warning the bill weakens protections for federal employees reporting intelligence failures and…
- February 8, 2010UBS paid $780 million to settle charges it helped wealthy American clients evade taxes through offshore accounts, leading to convictions…
- February 4, 2010Germany purchased a CD from an anonymous informant containing details of 1,500 suspected tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts, contrasting…
- January 28, 2010Switzerland suspended disclosure of 4,450 secret UBS bank accounts after its courts ruled the agreement violated Swiss secrecy laws, potentially…
- January 18, 2010A campaign is urging President Obama to pardon former UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, who exposed the bank's illegal tax evasion…
- January 9, 2010Birkenfeld, a UBS whistleblower whose information led to major settlements against the bank, begins serving a 40-month prison sentence despite…