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Football Legend’s Earrings Taken to Pay Taxes

20 September 2009

Diego Maradona, formerly referred to by legions of football fans as “the Golden One”, lost more than weight when he checked into a weight loss clinic at the Hotel Palace health spa in Merano, Italy. The 48 year old former football (yeah, that’s soccer to my US readers) standout checked into the spa in an [...]

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Italian Earthquake

6 April 2009

When I was in law school, I spent a summer studying in Italy. Though I’ve been fortunate to travel to many places, Rome and its surrounding area remain among my favorite places in the world. The area is breathtakingly beautiful and the people are just so gracious. It was with much sadness that I read [...]

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Mamma Mia! Italian Tax Records For Sale on eBay!

15 May 2008

On May 5, the idea of bargain shopping on eBay took a new twist. Item 100237099149 went up for sale for the sum of $75 but the item was actually quite priceless. You see, what appeared to be just another auction item was actually a CD containing the “income-tax returns for 2005 of the entire [...]

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Liechtenstein Inquiry Grows

27 February 2008

The crackdown on tax evaders who depend on Liechtenstein in order to shield income has escalated. Nine countries from the Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development (OECD), Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Sweden, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, have reportedly received and are examining information on Liechtenstein accounts from two banks. The Bundesnachrichtendienst [...]

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