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Business Crimes Hotline

BY ALM Staff
September 02, 2015

SWITZERLAND

New Round of Banks Reach Resolution Under DOJ's Swiss Bank Program

On Aug. 6, 2015, three additional Swiss banks reached agreements through the Department of Justice (DOJ) Swiss Bank Program, first announced in 2013. The program, aimed at preventing offshore tax evasion, gives Swiss banks the opportunity to resolve potential United States criminal charges ' specifically tax related offenses ' by entering into a non-prosecution agreement. Before a bank is afforded such protection, it must: 1) agree to fully disclose all cross-border activities; 2) provide details on accounts owned by U.S. taxpayers; 3) cooperate with all treaty requests for account information; 4) deliver information about other banks that are transferring funds to secret accounts; 5) agree to close all accounts for those account holders that do not comply with U.S. reporting laws; and 6) pay all applicable penalties.

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