CHICAGO: The US government is stepping up prosecutions of wealthy individuals dodging taxes through offshore accounts, with new cases expected to be made public “every couple of weeks,” a top government attorney said on Saturday.
US officials have been sifting through about 250 client names obtained through a February settlement of a criminal probe against Swiss banking giant UBS AG, alleging the bank illegally helped US taxpayers hide funds offshore.
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