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FinanceIf Ernst & Young auditors had done this one thing, they might have uncovered Wirecard’s $2 billion fraud years sooner
By Jeremy KahnJune 30, 2020
Wirecard former CEO Markus Braun
FinanceWirecard shows auditing is broken. Here’s why—and how to fix it
By Jeremy KahnJune 25, 2020
UNITED STATES - JULY 13: Bernard Ebbers, former WorldCom CEO, arrives with his wife Kristie at Manhattan Federal court for his sentencing in New York Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Ebbers, convicted of leading an $11 billion fraud at WorldCom Inc., will learn this morning whether he must spend the rest of his life in a federal prison. (Photo by Adam Rountree/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
LeadershipEx-WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, ‘telecom cowboy’ sentenced to 25 years in accounting fraud, dies at 78
By Patrick Oster and BloombergFebruary 3, 2020
Billionaire Christo Wiese Interview
RetailSleepy’s Owner Steinhoff Shares Tank After It Flags a Suspected Accounting Fraud
By Geoffrey SmithDecember 6, 2017
Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi Attends Earnings News Conference
LeadershipToshiba Has Nominated a New CEO to Leave Its Accounting Scandal Behind
By ReutersMay 6, 2016
J. Michael Pearson, Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., waits for the start of their annual general meeting in Laval, Quebec
HealthValeant cuts ties to controversial pharmacy chain Philidor
By Geoffrey SmithOctober 30, 2015
justice scales
LeadershipPressured to do something shady at work? How to push back
By September 18, 2015
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