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Monday’s Top News

June 29, 2009

By Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown is a contributor to the Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development blog, who has spent much time researching corruption in Kenya and Guatemala. She holds a degree in International Relations from Tufts University.

Take a look at some of today’s top news stories below:

UBS Said to Seek U.S. Tax Deal in Weeks
New York Times Blogs, June 29, 2009

Bernie Madoff Gets 150 Years in Jail for Epic Fraud (Update 1)
Bloomberg, June 29, 2009

Swiss declare war over tax evasion
By Richard Milne, Financial Times, June 28 2009

U.S. Companies Seek New Tax Havens
BusinessWeek, June 28, 2009

Leading Offshore Firm Abbleby Opens in Seychelles
The AmLaw Daily, June 29, 2009

John McDougal: Busting Offshore Accounts for the IRS
The Washington Post, June 29, 2009

A no-brainer bill to fight crime: Require corporations to disclose who runs them
New York Daily News: Opinion, June 29, 2009

The world is losing the fight against international bribery: Interview with: Cobus da Swardt
New Europe, June 29, 2009

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