Two foreign bankers were charged Tuesday with helping a U.S. real estate billionaire hide $200 million in secret accounts in Switzerland and Lichtenstein to avoid federal income taxes.

Former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld, 43, a U.S. citizen who lives in Geneva, Switzerland, and New Haven Trust owner Mario Staggl, 43, of Liechtenstein were accused of assisting the billionaire.

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