Why is UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld the Only One Heading to Prison?

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Democracy Now! Thursday, January 7, 2010
A former banker for the Swiss giant UBS who blew the whistle on the biggest tax-evasion scheme in US history is preparing to head to prison tomorrow to begin serving a forty-month federal sentence. Bradley Birkenfeld first came forward to US authorities in 2007 and began providing inside information on how UBS was helping thousands of Americans hide assets in secret Swiss accounts. We speak with his attorney, Stephen Kohn, the executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center.


http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/7/why_is_the_whistleblower_who_exposed

[yourout]

1. I am guessing there are some powerfull Dems and Republicans that have dirty....

hands in this mess.

[ArcticFox]

2. Sadly, this is now surprising

Don't step in the path of the machine. The fraud is meant to be. It is sanctioned by the powers that be. And anyone trying to expose it to the light of day will be dealt with.

Who did this guy think runs the U.S. government?

You'd think a UBS banker would be a little smarter.

[clear eye]

3. Nat'l Whistleblowers Center is now asking for support for clemency

They are asking for people to send the letter on the page here: http://capwiz.com/whistleblowers/issues/alert/?alertid=14560946
to the WH and members of Congress.

I altered their editable letter to read, subject: Why is Bradley Birkenfeld still in prison?
body: Every day that Mr. Birkenfeld remains in prison it becomes less likely that any employee of an international bank will report criminal acts to our government. Whose side are you on--the criminals or the people affected by their crimes? Your action (or inaction) will determine which.

Sincerely,