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Swiss accounts facing crackdown

zurich: German tax authorities have raided Credit Suisse clients and French officials searched the homes of UBS employees, in a crackdown on foreigners using Swiss offshore accounts to dodge taxes.

Switzerland's strict banking secrecy rules have infuriated cash-strapped governments as they try to crack down on tax evasion.

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