Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 29, 2009
Hasn't Roman Polanski suffered enough? Didn't he endure all those cool, gray, rainy Paris winters? Didn't he also drug and rape a 13-year-old girl? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 19, 2009
Swiss bank accounts aren't what they used to be. Switzerland recently agreed to fork over information on 4,450 UBS AG bank accounts to the IRS as an investigation into suspected tax evasion threatens the good name that Swiss banking has provided to money launderers and tax evaders for centuries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigApr 15, 2009
One wonders if Phil Gramm has been made just a tad nervous by the news on Tuesday that one of UBS' super-wealthy private clients has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2008
He might have steered clear of last week's Democratic National Convention, claiming that politicians were the proper stars of that show, but George Clooney didn't miss his chance to charm some $900K out of American supporters of Barack Obama at a fundraiser in Switzerland on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 19, 2008
A California court has ordered Wikileaks.org, a Web site that allows users to anonymously post documents and allege corruption, to be shut down. A Swiss bank brought the case after someone using the site alleged the firm had facilitated money laundering. Wikileaks says it was "given only hours notice" of the hearing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2006
The charge comes from the head of a European probe into alleged secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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