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  • February 2008

    • German Tax Case Reads Like Spy Thriller

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 26, 08 5:34 PM CST

      German Tax Case Reads Like Spy Thriller

      (Newser) - Code names, kidnappings, secrets sold to international intelligence agencies: these staples of a thriller movie come from the real life of Heinrich Kieber, the whistleblower who for $7.4 million sold German authorities the information that exposed a huge tax-evasion ring. Kieber has been given a new identity and is living in hiding, but an exposé by Der Spiegel has uncovered past convictions, international adventures, and one very worried mother. More »

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      Germany  • corruption  • tax fraud  • whistleblowers  • Liechtenstein

    • Homes Raided Nationwide in German Tax Fraud Probe

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 8:23 AM CST

      Homes Raided Nationwide in German Tax Fraud Probe

      (Newser) - The fallout from Germany's enormous tax evasion scandal continued yesterday as police began a nationwide raid of the homes and offices of over a hundred people. More than 1,000 rich Germans are suspected of cheating the German treasury out of $5 billion by transferring huge sums to banks and dummy foundations in the tax haven of Liechtenstein. So far the biggest casualty of the affair has been the CEO of Deutsche Post, Europe's largest mail service and the owner of shipping company DHL. More »

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      Germany  • tax evasion  • tax fraud  • tax  • police raids  • tax dodge  • Liechtenstein  • Deutsche Post

  • December 2007

    • Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 28, 07 8:40 AM CST

      Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

      (Newser) - In one of the world's largest corporate bribery scandals in recent years, German industrial giant Siemens allegedly channeled millions of euros in bribes to customers in Nigeria, Russia, Libya, and other countries to win infrastructure contracts. The Wall Street Journal traces the unearthing of the Siemens case across four years of investigations in Switzerland,  Liechtenstein, and Germany. More »

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      Russia  • Germany  • Switzerland  • Libya  • Nigeria  • bribery  • bribe  • Siemens  • Liechtenstein

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