Messi sentenced to 21 months in prisonBarcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday. The court also sentenced the Arge More… |
Court bans Berlusconi from public office for 2 yearsA Milan court ruled on Saturday that former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud. However, since Berlusconi is a senator, the court' More… |
Swiss govt 'looking at bank secrecy rules'The Swiss government is working on how to develop banking secrecy and is looking into the difference between tax evasion and tax fraud in Swiss law, Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz told reporters. Merz, who is also currently Swiss presid More… |