Swiss private bank Julius Baer has closed a 2016 deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the US Department of Justice over helping Americans evade taxes.
The DPA, signed in February 2016, involved the bank’s legacy cross-border private banking business in the US.
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Specifically, the bank was accused of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, file false income tax returns and dodge federal income taxes.
Under the agreement, the bank was required to pay an amount of $547.25m and abide by certain terms for the next three years.
The bank admitted to the wrongdoings and agreed to cooperate with the authorities.
At the same time, the bank’s ex-staff Daniela Casadei and Fabio Frazezetto pleaded guilty to aiding tax evasion in the US.
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By GlobalDataJulius Baer said that the charges were dismissed by a US court after it adhered to the DPA obligations.
Julius Baer Group CEO Bernhard Hodler said: “This important step confirms Julius Baer’s approach to cooperating constructively with competent authorities and our commitment to fulfill our regulatory obligations and responsibilities.”
Recently, Julius Baer was also under scrutiny following the indictment of its former employee Matthias Krull in a $1.2bn money laundering case.
The case was associated with Petroleos de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state-owned oil firm. However, the bank itself was not charged of misconduct.
