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JCYimby t1_jbzvaup wrote

I’m shocked that the “progressive” attorney for a Swiss bank that hides the money of wealthy people and withheld funds from Nazi victims has a dumb take on this.

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zjuka t1_jc02uh0 wrote

That’s a helluva accusation there, do you mind providing sources?

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JCYimby t1_jc05p69 wrote

He works for UBS - it’s on his LinkedIn.

As to their history:

https://news.artnet.com/market/snubbed-heirs-sue-ubs-over-nazi-looted-degas-138137/amp-page

https://dealbreaker.com/.amp/2014/10/in-its-heart-ubs-is-the-descendent-of-german-jews-whose-art-was-seized-by-nazis

https://www.timesofisrael.com/heirs-to-german-jews-sue-swiss-bank-for-looted-art/amp/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBS_tax_evasion_controversies

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_jc05qua wrote

UBS tax evasion controversies

>The Swiss investment bank and financial services company, UBS Group AG, has been at the center of numerous tax evasion and avoidance investigations undertaken by U.S., French, German, Israeli, and Belgian tax authorities as a consequence of their strict banking secrecy practices. The first major tax evasion controversy the bank was involved in occurred in 2007. Bradley Birkenfeld, an American banker stationed at UBS Switzerland AG, broke Swiss banking secrecy laws to disclose client information to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging suspected tax evasion.

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