Swiss Financial Institution Pays $4.4 Million and Turns Over 110 Americans

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Bloomberg BNA reported on May 9, 2014, that Swisspartners Group resolved a U.S. criminal tax probe by forfeiting $3.5 million and paying $900,000 in restitution for helping U.S. clients evade taxes with secret accounts. The bank also produced about 110 U.S. taxpayer client files to the U.S. authorities. The agreement covers four Swisspartners entities: Swisspartners Investment Network AG, Swisspartners Wealth Management AG, Swisspartners Insurance Company SPC Ltd., and Swisspartners Versicherung AG.

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