bradley birkenfeld is taking a victory lap. >> i think i did something extraordinary, unprecedented, and historic. >> for the first time since collecting a massive payout, he is talking about how he became embroiled in and then blew the whistle on the longest running evasion scandal in history. >> you c calcu the amount of money -- >> he was instrumental in the untraveling in swiss bank secrecy. there is no question able that. >> scott michael is an attorney specializing in evasion. >> he moves to earn his mba and he settled in geneva. he worked at ubs, one of the few americans al into the mysterious world of swiss banking. it was highly restrict only the people there. >> the way he described it, it sounds like part under cover agent and part personal assistant to the rich and famous. >> you have doctors, lawyers, politicians, ceos. >> hollywood? >> hollywood as well. stars had accounts there as well. >> it is not a crime to have a swiss bank account, it is illegal to not report it to the irs which he says was usually the case. he adds there was other banking business trips to the un

. >>> you may not have heard of bradley birkenfeld, but the interm revenue service and other agencies are well aware of who he is. he is a former private banker for a swiss bank. eamon javers is here with the story. >> bradley birkenfeld hat dozens of accounts kept hidden from the u.s. government. he blew the whistle on the experience and he endured highs and lows along the way. his story is not over yet. bradley birkenfeld is taking a victory lap. >> i think i did something extraordinary, unprecedented, and historic. >> for the first time since collecting a massive payout, he is talking about how he became embroiled in and then blew the whistle on the longest running evasion scandal in history. >> you c calcu the amount of money -- >> he was instrumental in the untraveling in swiss bank secrecy. there is no question able that. >> scott michael is an attorney specializing in evasion. >> he moves to earn his mba and he settled in geneva. he worked at ubs, one of the few americans al into the mysterious world of swiss banking. it was highly restrict only the people there. >> the way he

eamon javers is here with that story. >> becky, as an american working at ubs in switzerland, bradley birkenfeld access to dozens of bank accounts hidden from the u.s. treasury department. he also had enough information to crack open the confidential relationship between swiss banks and u.s. tax evaders. birkenfeld blue the whistle on the conspiracy, and has endured some incredible highs anding amazing lows along the way. but his story is not over yet. bradley birkenfeld is taking a victory lap. >> i think i did something very extraordinary, unprecedented, historic. >> for the first time since collecting a massive payout, he is talking about how he became embroiled in and then blew the whistle on the largest and longest running tax evasion scandal in u.s. history. >> you can't possibly calculate the amount of money that's been generated as a result of this historic whistleblowing. >> he was instrumental in the beginning of the unraveling of swiss bank secrecy. there's no question about that. >> scott michael is an attorney specializing in tax litigation. >> i think the game is over. >> birkenfel

and one that bradley birkenfeld said the bank quietly posted on the internal server without alerting employees. >> and you were doing all of the stuff that this document said you can't do. >> they told you to do it and paying for it. >> he felt he and his colleagues and clients were being set up. >> i went to my boss and i confronted him and i almost got physical because i grab -- -- >> physical. >> i grabbed him by the shir]. >> and he said don't rock the boat. >> he started hiding and copying the documents and he resigned and hired a lawyer and reached out to the department of justice and others. he described the d.o.j.'s response as luke warm as best. >> they poo pooed him andez probably just a tipster. >> still he practically gave them the keys. >> i gave them powerpoints and memorandums and phone numbers and hotels they stayed at and the phone numbers on mobile phones. >> he was instrumental in the unraveling of swiss bank secrecy. there is no question about that. >> an attorney specializing in tax litigation. >> it started with brad birkenfeld where the unraveling of bank secre

and bradley birkenfeld went from whistleblower and now a twist in the final chapter of the whistleblower series. >>> after serving 2.5 years in prison for his role as a swiss banker hiding millions of dollars for wealthy american clients, bradley birkenfeld moved into a small rental home in new hampshire with no immediate plans for the future. a month later he got some life changing news. >> my attorney informed me that the irs whistle blowing office was going to grant me a large award. >> for $104 million. >> yeah. well they had taken taxeds -- taxes off the top. >> you learned that. >> the taxes off the top. >> it was vindication. and it vindicated me against the department of justice. you don't think they were happy to write you that check. >> they were pissed and i'm pleased. >> but he is still angry. he's on a quest to force the justice department to explain why it was so aggressive in prosecuting him but letting nearly everyone else involved in the scam get off with light penalties or none at all. >> the d.o.j. is aiding and abetting a crime. these people have not been indicted. wh