According to Swiss media reports,https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/bundesanwaltschaft-ermittelt-wegen-datendiebstahl-bei-der-credit-suisse-153274552072, Switzerland’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is trying to identify the whistleblower that leaked data from Credit Suisse that purportedly revealed that the bank opened accounts for numerous individuals with criminal ties including sanctioned businessmen. Federal Prosecutors Office has opened an investigation into the whistleblowing after Credit Suisse filed a complaint, According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17297-suisse-secrets-whistleblower-faces-prosecution-for-economic-espionage.
The action is unuisual in that the data leaked by the whistleblower information on more than 18,000 bank accounts, that allegedly collectively holds more than $100 billion. According to the New York Times, “among the biggest revelations is that Credit Suisse continued to do business with customers even after bank officials flagged suspicious activity involving their finances.” The Times also said that these customers included multiple individuals “accused of being involved in a conspiracy relating to Venezuela’s oil company” and “a Zimbabwean businessman who was sanctioned by U.S. and European authorities for his ties to the government of the country’s longtime president, Robert Mugabe.”
Previously, the Swiss government has gone after a banking whistleblower. UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld has revealed this in detail.
Jeffrey Newman is a whistleblower lawyer who can be reached at jeff@jeffnewmanlaw.com or at 978-880-4758
