Hundreds of super-rich American tax cheats have, in effect, turned themselves in to the IRS after a bank computer technician in the tiny European country of Liechtenstein came forward with the names of US citizens who had set up secret accounts there, according to Washington lawyers investigating the scheme.
Heinrich Kieber, a bank computer technician in Liechtenstein came forward with the names of US citizens who had set up secret accounts there, according to Washington lawyers investigating the scheme. He has been branded a thief by the government of Liechtenstein for violating the country's bank secrecy laws.
The bank clerk, Heinrich Kieber, has been branded a thief by the government of Liechtenstein for violating the country's bank secrecy laws.
He is now in hiding but scheduled to testify to the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Thursday via a video statement from a secret location, according to Congressional investigators.
On one hand, he did break the law and thus, all evidence should be thrown out. On the other hand, he's just ratted out hundreds of the "super-rich" who, most likely, are the same people who have said "tax me more" to members of Congress publicly, but did this privately.
I'd be curious on how this plays out, but my gut reaction is, since he broke German law, he probably won't be able to show off all the evidence he collected. However, I'd be VERY curious to know if he broke American law. If he didn't, all bets are off.
Travis
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