Credit Suisse's US$2.6b tax evasion plea deal faces last hurdle

New York

CREDIT Suisse AG's US$2.6 billion plea bargain resolving allegations it helped wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes faces a final hurdle from a federal judge who will decide whether to accept it or throw it out.

The first global bank in more than a decade to plead guilty to a crime in a US court, Zurich-based Credit …