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Swiss authorities are investigating allegations that a Swiss official accepted a bribe from an American UBS client. From Reuters:

Swiss prosecutors are investigating allegations that an unamed Swiss official took a bribe from a U.S. client of UBS, they said on Wednesday.

Federal prosecutors said in a statement the tax authority had filed charges against unknown persons which it was now investigating without giving further details.

Word of the investigation came just one day after a former UBS client plead guilty in US court to filing false tax returns and evading...

ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Switzerland's justice department said Wednesday that allegations a high-ranking Swiss official was bribed by a Swiss bank client aren't specific enough to pursue a case.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors are investigating allegations that an unamed Swiss official took a bribe from a U.S. client of UBS, they said on Wednesday.

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