Credit Suisse Pleads Guilty on U.S. Felony Charge, Gets $2.6 Billion Fine
Credit Suisse pleaded guilty and was fined $2.6 billion for helping Americans avoid taxes, the first time in 20 years a major bank has been punished on U.S. criminal charges.
Credit Suisse pleaded guilty and was fined $2.6 billion for helping Americans avoid taxes, the first time in 20 years a major bank has been punished on US criminal charges. US authorities said the “brazen” Swiss bank, one of the world’s largest wealth…
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