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04 Jan 2010 12:39

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Biz: UBS ugh: Whistleblowers don’t get any love anymore, it seems

This guy, Bradley Birkenfeld, was responsible for cracking the door open for UBS’ tax fraud case. A judge didn’t give him leniency. He’ll serve 40 months. source

12 Dec 2009 09:23

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U.S., World: Another tension point: The U.S. froze a lot of Iran’s money

  • $2 billion in funds has been held up since June 2008 source

09 Jun 2009 17:10

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U.S.: A buncha offshore bank accounts used for online gambling frozen

  • $30 million in winnings were dealt a bad hand by the feds source