Birkenfeld sought a postponement of the term imposed August 21 and a new hearing to seek a shorter sentence, saying he would continue cooperating with prosecutors. U.S. District Judge William Zloch denied the request.
In an interview yesterday on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Birkenfeld said he didn’t deserve to go to jail when other bankers and clients haven’t.
“I gave them the biggest tax fraud case in the world,” Birkenfeld said. “I exposed 19,000 international criminals. And I’m going to jail for that?”
In addition, Birkenfeld is also seeking to collect tens of millions of dollars from the IRS under a whistleblower law that rewards those who provide information leading to the recovery of taxes.
The case is U.S. v. Birkenfeld, 08-cr-60099, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (Fort Lauderdale).
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