UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld’s date with a prison cell remains set for Friday.
A day after telling his story on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Birkenfeld lost two important motions Monday to postpone his prison reporting date and cut his sentence.
UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld lost two important motions Monday to cut his sentence and postpone his prison reporting date, which is set for Friday. The motions were based on Birkenfeld's pivotal cooperation with the government in its investigation of illegal UBS offshore accounts held by wealthy Americans. The judge apparently was not persuaded by arguments made on behalf of whistleblower groups that Birkenfeld's sentence would chill future bankers from coming forward to reveal delicate information.
January 05, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld’s date with a prison cell remains set for Friday.
A day after telling his story on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Birkenfeld lost two important motions Monday to postpone his prison reporting date and cut his sentence.
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