A German tax attorney, and the mastermind behind the so-calledbiggest tax scandal of the century, was arrested by Swiss authorities last week on an extradition warrant. An expert told the OCCRP on Tuesday that like all others involved in the multi-billion affair, Hanno Berger too will say he never broke any law.

On request of German authorities, Interpol on Tuesday added a New Zealand banker to its list of most wanted criminals for his alleged role in a complex tax fraud scheme that deprived European taxpayers of millions of euros.

European financial elite lifted 55 billion euros, about US$63 billion, out of state coffers by receiving tax reimbursements for tax that had never been paid, a new crossborder investigation exposed Thursday.