UK pursues tax evaders using stolen bank details

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Submission + - UK pursues tax evaders using stolen bank details (bbc.co.uk)

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Andrew Smith

on Saturday September 25, 2010 @09:53AM

Andrew Smith writes: "The UK taxman (HM Revenue & Customs) is reportedly using a stolen list of bank details to pursue wealthy individuals with off-shore accounts. The list was stolen by an employee of HSBC, and gave details of the bank's customers with money in Swiss accounts. The bank employee fled to France, and the authorities there passed the details on to the UK tax collection agency."

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