According to Reuters, investigators are scrutinizing top officials who may have contributed to accounting irregularities and financial misstatements, which led to inflated profits by more than 170 billion yen (US$1.2 billion).
Toshiba hired a third-party to investigate previous bookkeeping policies and practices that led to overstated profits. Investigators are focusing the probe around key board members who may have encouraged the unethical behavior for several years.
