Common themes from financial statement fraud SEC enforcement actions
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Maria L. Murphy2021-01-12T18:33:00
A new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration analyzes the most common financial statement fraud themes noted in SEC enforcement actions and offers insights to mitigate the top risk areas.
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