By Sam Obenhaus
Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ) are
seeking the extradition of 60 Swiss bankers and financial advisers who allegedly assisted U.S. citizens in evading taxes.
On March 18, they sent a letter
to Assistant Attorney General James Cole pushing the Department to request
extradition, something it has been reluctant to do.
“Even if a request is unsuccessful,” they
claim, “it will inform both Switzerland and its citizens that the United States
is ready to make full use of available legal tools to stop facilitation of U.S.
tax evasion and hold alleged wrongdoers accountable.”
Levin and McCain are Chairman and Ranking
Member, respectively, of the Senate’s Permanent Select Committee on
Investigations. The Washington
Post and Wall
Street Journal have more on this story.
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