The Justice Department has opened about 100 criminal investigations into wealthy American clients of the Swiss bank UBS, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
The Justice Department has opened about 100 criminal investigations into wealthy American clients of the Swiss bank UBS, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
Several accounts under scrutiny have more than $100 million in assets, with the single largest holding more than $150 million.
Federal prosecutors are investigating UBS, the world’s largest private bank, and its clients to determine whether they engaged in tax evasion by hiding money and assets offshore.
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In February, UBS admitted to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and reached a $780 million agreement with the Justice Department over charges that it helped scores of wealthy Americans conceal money overseas in secret accounts that went unreported to the I.R.S.
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