The Caymans: a Caribbean paradise ... operated in secret. A top Swiss banker turned whistleblower says he has the evidence

One of the more fascinating sets of records disclosed by Rudolf Elmer is, he says, the confidential investor list of an offshore fund run by the Carlyle Group.

This prominent private equity operation in Washington DC counts presidents and prime ministers among its advisers, and Elmer's list opens the door to a rarely seen offshore world of big money and low taxes.

On Tuesday, 17-Jan-2011 a press conference with Julian Assange and Bank Julius Baer whistleblower Rudolf Elmer was held on releasing information on "over 2,000" high net worth tax evading individuals. Mr. Assange said that WikiLeaks would verify and release the information, including the names, in as little as two weeks. While waiting for the new leaks, find below the leaks relating to Bank Julius Baer that Wikileaks has published in 2008.