The bank worker who blew the whistle on the alleged HSBC tax avoidance scandal claims he first contacted HMRC in 2008 - but nothing was done for two years. Herve Falciani, who initially obtained ...

Herve Falciani swiped the computer files containing customers details from HSBC back in 2008. We know he offered the data to HMRC in Britain and the tax authorities in other countries the same year.