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Credit Suisse Accused of Aiding More Tax Evasion During Broader Tumult
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Credit Suisse Group AG continues to help rich Americans hide assets from the IRS almost a decade after a unit pleaded guilty to a tax evasion conspiracy, the US Senate Finance Committee said, as the bank’s woes mount amid broader tumult in the industry.
The committee uncovered “major violations” of the $2.6 billion plea deal Credit Suisse reached with the Justice Department in 2014, according to a report released Wednesday. Among other items, it cited “what may be an ongoing criminal tax conspiracy” involving almost $100 million in secret offshore accounts belonging to a family of dual US-Latin American citizens.