A computer system employee of Bank Sarasin turned himself into police 1 January , it was revealed late Tuesday , after sharing documents linked to currency transactions made by the family of Philipp Hildebrand , chairman of the Swiss National Bank . The documents were given to an attorney who is close to the UDC , Switzerland ’s right - wing People ’s Party . The employee , who was promptly fired by the bank says the lawyer made an appointment to meet Christoph Blocher 11 November . Blocher is a former leader of the UDC who was a member of the Swiss government until 2007 . ;