Swiss Bank Leaker Arrested

WIKILEAKS

For violating country’s strict secrecy laws.

Published Jan. 19 2011 6:25PM EST

cheats/2011/01/19/swiss-bank-leaker-arrested/rudolf-elmer_loeddb — Ian Nicholson, PA Wire / AP Photo

A Swiss banker who on Monday handed over banking records to WikiLeaks was arrested Wednesday, officials said. Rudolf Elmer, the former director of Julius-Baer Bank’s branch on the Cayman Islands, gave Julian Assange two CDs with information regarding rich tax evaders.

Swiss Bank Leaker Arrested

For violating country’s strict secrecy laws.

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