Another ex-PwC employee charged in Luxembourg tax leaks

A second man has been charged with crimes in Luxembourg for stealing and leaking confidential PwC client tax documents, including 548 private rulings that revealed Luxembourg’s role in multinational tax avoidance. The leaked documents were published on the internet on November 5 and December 9 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

The unnamed suspect, a former PwC employee, was charged with domestic theft, breach of confidentiality, violation of trade secrets, money laundering, and fraudulent access to an automated data processing system, a Luxembourg prosecutor said in a January 24 release.

Luxembourg brought the same charges against former PwC auditor, Antoine Deltour, on December 12. Deltour has since admitted his involvement but said he was not responsible for providing all the documents on the ICIJ website.

The European Commission’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager on November 20 said that the leaked Luxembourg private tax rulings will be analyzed for for evidence of illegal state aid.

Related MNE tax articles:

• Former PwC auditor charged in Lux Leaks theft

• EU Commission will scrutinize ‘Lux Leaks’ tax rulings for state aid violations, says competition chief

• Journalists publish 35 more leaked Luxembourg tax rulings on the Internet

• Journalists publish leaked PwC advance rulings and tax returns, conclude that Luxembourg aids tax avoidance