http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/germany/120331/switzerland-arrest-warrants-german-tax-inspectors-espionage By Samantha Stainburn GlobalPost March 31, 2012 Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for three German tax inspectors, the Associated Press reported. Their alleged crime: economic espionage for buying the details of German tax evaders’ Swiss bank accounts. The three civil servants could be arrested if they enter Switzerland, according to Reuters. "There is a concrete suspicion that specific orders from Germany were issued to use espionage to obtain information from Credit Suisse,” the Swiss attorney general said in a statement today, Reuters reported. Germans have an estimated 150 billion Swiss francs ($200 billion) stashed in secret Swiss accounts, and the German government has gone to great lengths to catch citizens who are avoiding taxes, Reuters reported. In recent years, the German authorities have paid millions of euros to informants and whistleblowers for compact discs containing data for offshore bank accounts in Switzerland and elsewhere. [...] ______________________________________________________________________________ Certified Ethical Hacker and CISSP training with Expanding Security gives the best training and support. Get a free live class invite weekly. Best program, best price. www.ExpandingSecurity.com/PainPillReceived on Mon Apr 02 2012 - 23:30:59 PDT
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