He (BE) was worried that, if he did not pay, Mr Gribkowsky would alert the UK tax authorities to "things" that might lead to a tax inquiry.
"The only alternative was that the British tax authorities followed a case that would have been very expensive for me,"
"The tax risk would have exceeded £2bn"
Well well well, Bernie, I expect HMRC might just sit up and take note of those comments - you owe them HOW much?