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Financial finesse

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Sandra SchwarteNovember 6, 2013

Another burgeoning scandal in Germany's financial sector. Federal prosecutors are investigating a number of banks under suspicion of abusing tax laws by receiving refunds on capital gains twice, based on tax returns filed once. It's a scheme that has cost the government as much as 10 billion Euros since 2008.