Two days ago, the IRS obtained a court order that allows them to serve Wells Fargo Bank with a 'John Doe' summons as part of a criminal investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of FirstCaribbean International Bank. The news has sent shockwaves throughout the Caribbean, where FCIB is one of the region's biggest banks.

A BBC World Service Newshour broadcast that includes an interview with OffshoreAlert publisher David Marchant and Tax Justice Network executive director John Christensen.

The offshore financial world has been rocked over the last few days by the publication of news stories around the world arising from confidential information on a 260 gigabyte hard drive that was leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

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