Lookers discloses $60.5M loss following accounting fraud probe
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-11-30T19:41:00
After delaying for eight months its 2019 audited financial statements, U.K. car dealership chain Lookers has disclosed a £45.5 million (U.S. $60.5 million) loss following discovery of accounting fraud by a former employee.
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