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US fines Beanie Babies tycoon Ty Warner for tax evasion

The billionaire creator of Beanie Babies toys Ty Warner “went to great lengths” to hide more than $3m (£1.9m) of income in a secret Swiss bank account.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24155274 The 69-year-old Illinois tycoon’s net worth is estimated by Forbes at $2.6bn, ranking him the 209th richest American. Mr Warner, who also has a reputation for philanthropy, […]

Swiss banksters aid in money laundering, tax evasion

A French judge on Thursday placed UBS AG, the Swiss parent company, under formal investigation on suspicion that it illegally sold banking services to French citizens that helped them to set up secret accounts abroad. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/ubs-under-investigation-for-tax-evasion-in-france/?ref=world The Swiss bank also was identified as an ‘‘assisted witness,’’ a less serious status, in a concurrent investigation of […]