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French judges seek assistance of UBS American whistleblower

Bradley Birkenfeld, an ex-UBS employee who helped US prosecution of the bank for aiding tax evasion is to help similar probe in France.

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A whistleblower who aided the successful US prosecution of Swiss bank UBS AG in 2009 for aiding American tax evasion, has been summoned to help with a similar probe of the lender under way in France, reports The Wall Street Journal.

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Since January 7, 2023 our colleague and friend Mortaza Behboudi has been imprisoned in Afghanistan, in the Taliban prisons.

We do not forget him and call for his release.

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