Grant Thornton UK fined $2.4M for ethical, independence failures
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-07-08T18:26:00
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council fined Grant Thornton £1.95 million (U.S. $2.4 million) for firmwide ethical and independence failures concerning an audit of alcohol retailer Conviviality Retail.
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