PCAOB swaps board members, faces whistleblower report
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-10-15T21:03:00
The SEC has ousted Kathleen Hamm as a board member at the PCAOB, replacing her with White House aide Rebekah Goshorn Jurata. The swap, along with a whistleblower report, signal internal strife at the audit regulator.
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