Christoph Meili, Date of Birth

Christoph Meili

Swiss whistleblower and security professional

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1968

Profession: whistleblower, guard

Nationality: United States, Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Michel Christopher "Christoph" Meili (born 21 April 1968) is a Swiss-American whistleblower and former security professional.
In 1997, Meili illegally disclosed to third parties that Swiss bank Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) was destroying documentation of Holocaust-era assets.
After a federal arrest warrant, a set of fines, and death threats were issued to him, Meili fled Switzerland to the United States by right of asylum in late 1997, returning to his home country in 2009.
His disclosure prompted a US$1.25 billion settlement between multiple Swiss banks and Jewish victims in August 1998.
Meili was entitled to $750,000 of the settlement.
He returned to Switzerland having spent all his settlement money and to mixed reception by Swiss papers.