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Italy targets 390 over Liechtenstein accounts

By Guy Dinmore in Rome and Scheherazade Daneshkhu in Paris

Published: March 27 2008 00:54 | Last updated: March 27 2008 00:54

Italian authorities are investigating 390 holders of accounts in Liechtenstein banks on suspicion of tax evasion and are preparing to ask Liechtenstein for documentation, Rome judicial sources said on Wednesday.

Initial investigations had determined that the account holders, including two trusts, had not made correct tax returns at the time, the sources told the Financial Times. Only two appeared to have declared a transfer of funds to Liechtenstein, they said.

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