Lucifer’s Banker Uncensored

The Untold Story of How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy, 2nd Edition

By: Bradley C. Birkenfeld

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

As a private banker working for the largest bank in the world, UBS, Bradley Birkenfeld was an expert in Switzerland's shell-game of offshore companies and secret numbered accounts. He wined and dined ultrawealthy clients whose millions of dollars were hidden away from business partners, spouses, and tax authorities. As his client list grew, Birkenfeld lived a life of money, fast cars, and beautiful women, but when he discovered that UBS was planning to betray him, he blew the whistle to the US government.

The Department of Justice scorned Birkenfeld's unprecedented whistle-blowing and attempted to silence him with a conspiracy charge. Yet Birkenfeld would not be intimidated. He took his secrets to the US Senate, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Internal Revenue Service, where he prevailed. His bombshell revelations helped the US Treasury recover over $15 billion (and counting) in back taxes, fines, and penalties from American tax cheats. But Birkenfeld was shocked to discover that at the same time he was cooperating with the US government, the Department of Justice was still doggedly pursuing him. He was arrested and served 30 months in federal prison. When he emerged, the Internal Revenue Service gave him a whistle-blower award for $104 million, the largest such reward in history.

©2016 Bradley C. Birkenfeld; renewed copyright 2020 by Restless Media GmbH (P)2021 Kalorama

Explosive revelation!

I couldn't stop listening to this amazing book. I laughed many times and really enjoyed the book. l plan to start looking at Bradley You Tube interviews. Thank you Bradley for risking your life to expose the serious corruption we see in the banking industry. l notice Papua New Guinea Prime Minister has recently accused UBS of corrupt activity in their country! The ripples keep rolling since your rock fell on UBS AG Switzerland!

Worth the time

Yes, the author presents his story with a stomach twisting dose of self-importance that might make you want to move on to the next book but the underlying story is worth the time and effort.

Read Shell Game After

Great book. After you’ve read this read Shell Game by Scott Bennett. It’s goes even further to what was in these accounts and who’s who. Interesting BB never mentioned him from their time together in Club Fed, Bennett does.

I like the clarity on how money and power work together in places where maybe they shouldn't.

Great book along with a great story. However I didn't like how he portraide President Obama. As far as corruption is concerned, what we've seen from Trump is on another level of corruption but wasn't mentioned.

Exciting Brave

I kept thinking I wish I were this brave. It’s not a surprise how corrupt powerful people are but to have such a detailed account of a first hand witness was incredible. Sadly it shows the dept of justice has been corrupt and for a long time. I am not at all a finance person and still found this riveting.