German tax probe widens ahead of Liechtenstein PM visit

Investigators probing a massive tax evasion by hundreds of Germans mounted more raids across the country on Tuesday, ahead a visit by the prime minister of Liechtenstein, where much of the money is believed to have been stashed.

Prosecutors in Bochum, who are leading the nationwide probe that has already sparked the resignation of one of the country's top managers, former Deutsche Post AG chief executive Klaus Zumwinkel, said their investigation was ongoing.

"We are continuing our work and that includes searches," Bernd Bieniossek, a spokesman for prosecutors in Bochum told reporters. He declined to comment further.

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