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USA v. BECHTIGER

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Case Number:

1:20-cr-00497

Court:

New York Southern

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Judge:

Gregory H. Woods

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  1. May 01, 2026

    UK Man Agrees To Guilty Plea In $60M Tax Evasion Scheme

    A former business executive has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, following an order to extradite him to the U.S. over allegations that he and five other men helped wealthy American clients hide their income.

  2. October 11, 2024

    5 Mos. Jail Enough For Swiss Tax Expert In $60M IRS Scam

    A Manhattan federal judge on Friday allowed a former financial executive from Switzerland to avoid additional time behind bars for his role in building a complex tax fraud scheme that helped wealthy Americans hide $60 million from the IRS.

  3. April 02, 2024

    Swiss Banker Avoids Prison For $60M Tax Evasion Conspiracy

    A Manhattan federal judge allowed a Swiss finance pro to avoid prison Tuesday for facilitating a tax evasion scheme that helped wealthy Americans hide $60 million from the IRS, saying the defendant is less culpable than alleged co-conspirators.

  4. December 21, 2023

    Ex-Swiss Exec Cops To Helping Dodge Taxes On $60M

    The former head of a Swiss financial services company pled guilty Thursday to participating in an offshore tax avoidance scheme that allowed wealthy Americans to dodge U.S. taxes for years on $60 million in income and assets, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  5. March 30, 2023

    Swiss Exec Pleads Guilty To Role In Hiding $60M From IRS

    A Swiss executive pled guilty in New York federal court Thursday to a conspiracy charge for his role in a scheme to help wealthy Americans hide more than $60 million in income and assets offshore and dodge U.S. taxes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

  6. September 28, 2021

    DOJ Says Swiss Firm Helped US Taxpayers Hide Over $60M

    A Swiss financial services company and its six executives face tax fraud charges for helping three U.S. taxpayers hide more than $60 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service for years, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.