The Lucifer Game: How One Man Uncovered a Global Conspiracy, Got Out of Prison, and Became a Millionaire

Bradley Birkenfeld is the man who first revealed the ins and outs of the "black" Swiss banking business. The book "The Lucifer Game" tells the story of this great exposure.Bradley Birkenfeld's testimony led to a large-scale investigation into the activities... of the Swiss bank UBS and other banks that facilitated the concealment of vast sums of taxes from the American government. Thanks to Birkenfeld, the U.S. Treasury was able to recover more than $12 billion in taxes, fines, and other penalties imposed on American tax evaders - but he himself, as a former UBS employee, was sentenced to 40 months in prison, of which he served 31 months. A month after his release, Birkenfeld received a well-deserved reward from the American tax authorities - $104 million.In the book "The Lucifer Game," the man who is called the most significant whistleblower of financial machinations of all time tells his story in the first person. The book reads like an intriguing detective novel, but it will also interest those who want to learn more about banking and the financial business.