Birkenfeld Files Motion Asking for Early Termination of Probation

CNBC reports that UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld filed a motion today with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida asking for his three-year probation to be terminated early, or modified. Read the article Why this Swiss bank whistleblower can’t leave US by Eamon Javers. Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto represented Mr. Birkenfeld, the world’s largest Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Fraud Whistleblower when he disclosed illegal offshore Swiss banking that resulted in over $5 billion recovered for U.S. taxpayers. His information forced Switzerland to change its international treaty with the United States resulting and its largest bank was forced to turn over the names of over 4,900 U.S. citizens who held illegal offshore accounts. Mr. Birkenfeld received a $104 million IRS Whistleblower reward – the largest ever received by an individual whistleblower.