Rudolf Elmer, the self-proclaimed whistle-blower with a past as banker at Julius Baer, has been sentenced in Zurich – yet got off with a slap on the wrist.
Years of legal battle today came to an end at the supreme court of the canton of Zurich, at least for the time being: Rudolf Elmer has been sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for three years, according to a report by news agency «AWP».
The 60-year-old former banker was however found not guilty as charged in respect to violating banking secrecy laws.
Not Guilty of Violating Banking Secrecy
The attorney had demanded Elmer to be sentenced to a prison term on those grounds, because the self-proclaimed whistle-blower had passed on bank documents to the media, tax authorities and Wikileaks.
The court freed Elmer on most of those counts and also stopped short of a professional disqualification. He is free to work as an asset manager, in other words.
Threatening Behavior
The former CEO of the Cayman Island branch of Julius Baer was still found guilty on counts of threatening his former in writing by email and fax.
