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Swiss banks to pay $130 million, avoid charges on aiding U.S. tax evasion

From reuters.com

Three Swiss banks, including a unit of France's Crédit Agricole SA CRAGO.UL, will pay a total of more than $130 million to the U.S. Justice Department to avoid possible prosecution for helping Americans evade taxes, the department said on Tuesday. The Zurich-based unit of Crédit Agricole will pay $99.2 million, the largest share of the total penalty. The $130 million sum also includes a $24.2 million from Dreyfus Sons & Co Ltd, and $7.7 million from Baumann & Cie, Banquiers, both in Basel, Switzerland. Spokespeople for the three banks could not be immediately reached for comment outside of Swiss business hours on Tue ... (full story)

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