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An agreement between the U.S. and Swiss governments last year was blocked by a Swiss court, which ruled parts of the deal incompatible with the Alpine republic's strict banking secrecy laws. UBS and the Swiss government have appealed to lawmakers to sign off on the deal, which would see UBS divulge the names of 4,450 American customers suspected of large-scale tax crimes. In a separate deal, UBS paid a US$780 million penalty as part of a deferred prosecution agreement that included disclosure of an additional 150 names.
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