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U.S. indicts Wegelin bank for helping Americans avoid tax (Reuters)

A logo of the Swiss bank Wegelin is pictured at a building in Bern, in this January 27, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/FilesReuters - The United States indicted Wegelin, the oldest Swiss private bank, on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.


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