U.S. Indicts California Banker for Helping Conceal Israeli Accounts as Israel Signs FATCA IGA

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Friday, August 1, 2014
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
30
Issue: 
8
Abstract: 

 On April 30, 2014, Shokrollah Baravarian, of Beverly Hills California, was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with conspiracy to defraud the United States.[1]  On May 1, 2014, Israel and the U.S. have reached agreement on a Foreign Tax Account Compliance Act Intergovernmental Agreement (FATCA IGA).