Memoir by former banker Bradley Birkenfeld shows perils facing those who blow the whistle on wrongdoing — and those who listen to them
The story of a UBS banker-turned-whistleblower sounds a cautionary note. Bradley Birkenfeld helped expose tax evasion at the Swiss lender, landing it with a big fine and cracking open the country’s bank secrecy rules. Though he collected a US$104-million reward, he also ended up in jail.
