Swiss Court Accepts Polanski’s $4.5M Bail Request

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2009 Will Roman Polanski spend the holidays at his mountain chalet in Gstaad? That could well be the case after Polanski's latest bail offer, this time to the tune of $45 million, was accepted by a Swiss court Wednesday, although the 76-year-old director (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Emma Thompson, Petition Tourist?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2009 British actor Emma Thompson has drawn the ire of Roman Polanski's supporters by removing her name from a pro-Polanski petition she'd signed following the Polish filmmaker's September arrest in Switzerland. On Tuesday writer-filmmaker Yann Moix archly accused Thompson of "petition tourism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swiss Nix Polanski’s Bail Request

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 After his legal team came up short Tuesday with its request that Swiss officials reconsider his recent arrest and release him on bail, film director Roman Polanski remained behind bars, unable to spend his time awaiting his fate from his resort home in Gstaad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bring Polanski to Justice

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 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 )

Swiss Bank to Hand Over Account Info

Staff / Truthdig Aug 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 )

Endgame for Gramm?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 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 )

Clooney Raises $900K for Obama in Switzerland

Staff / Truthdig Sep 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 )

Who Is Going to Stop Mugabe?

Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Switzerland Jun 24, 2008 Dig deeper

Judge Silences Whistle-Blower Site

Staff / Truthdig Feb 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 )

Swiss Investigator Says U.S. ‘Outsourced’ Torture

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )