Martin Lack, a former senior UBS private banker, has agreed to plead guilty in relation to a criminal indictment in 2001 for helping rich Americans to evade taxes.

Lack, who was accused on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the US, will plead guilty on 26 February in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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"The parties have reached an agreement regarding the disposition of this matter and will be filing a written plea agreement," Lack attorney Peter Raben and Justice Department attorney Mark Daly wrote in a 4 February court filing.

In 2009, UBS paid a penalty of $780m as a settlement and assured to reveal the names of US clients.

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