
Lucifer’s Banker Uncensored
The Untold Story of How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy, 2nd Edition
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Narrated by:
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Rick Adamson
About this listen
As a private banker working for the largest bank in the world, UBS, Bradley Birkenfeld was an expert in Switzerland's shell-game of offshore companies and secret numbered accounts. He wined and dined ultrawealthy clients whose millions of dollars were hidden away from business partners, spouses, and tax authorities. As his client list grew, Birkenfeld lived a life of money, fast cars, and beautiful women, but when he discovered that UBS was planning to betray him, he blew the whistle to the US government.
The Department of Justice scorned Birkenfeld's unprecedented whistle-blowing and attempted to silence him with a conspiracy charge. Yet Birkenfeld would not be intimidated. He took his secrets to the US Senate, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Internal Revenue Service, where he prevailed. His bombshell revelations helped the US Treasury recover over $15 billion (and counting) in back taxes, fines, and penalties from American tax cheats. But Birkenfeld was shocked to discover that at the same time he was cooperating with the US government, the Department of Justice was still doggedly pursuing him. He was arrested and served 30 months in federal prison. When he emerged, the Internal Revenue Service gave him a whistle-blower award for $104 million, the largest such reward in history.
©2016 Bradley C. Birkenfeld; renewed copyright 2020 by Restless Media GmbH (P)2021 KaloramaBad ego
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A fascinating read
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cool story but author sounds like a douche
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Good story, main character hard to like at times
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The dirty global banking world of the elite has been exposed
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Honest exposé of dishonest people and practices
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The story is great, but
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Now reading the other reviews I can see I wasn’t the only only one.
Full of self satisfaction. Started off good until he decided to fess up but then it was downhill from there and a real struggle to finish.
Ego trip
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Unbearable
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If you can get past the excessive self flagellation there's a great story buried within.
Great story but be warned....
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