Rudolf Elmer will disclose offshore bank account details of 2,000 "high net worth individuals" and corporations detailing massive potential tax evasion
Rudolf Elmer will disclose offshore bank account details of 2,000 "high net worth individuals" and corporations detailing massive potential tax evasion
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British and American individuals and companies are among the offshore clients whose details will be contained on CDs presented to WikiLeaks at the Frontline Club in London.
Those involved include, "approximately 40 politicians". Elmer says he is releasing the information "in order to educate society".
The list includes high net worth individuals, multinational conglomerates and financial institutions hedge funds.
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Clients include "business people, politicians, people who have made their living in the arts and multinational conglomerates from both sides of the Atlantic".u00a0"What I am objecting to is not one particular bank, but a system of structures," Elmer said.
"I have worked for major banks and the one thing on which I am absolutely clear is that the banks know, and the big boys know, that money is being secreted away for tax-evasion purposes, and other things such as money-laundering."
However, the names on the CDs will not be made public immediately.
Julius Baer, the bank Elmer worked for has denied all wrongdoing, and rejects his allegations. It has said that Elmer "altered" documents in order to "create a distorted fact pattern".
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New Miss America Teresa Scanlan, was asked during the question portion of the pageant what her thoughts were about Wikileaks.
"You know when it came to that situation, it was actually based on espionage, and when it comes to the security of our nation, we have to focus on security first and then people's right to know."
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