SEC bars former KPMG leader atop ‘chain of corruption’
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-01-15T20:06:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended a former KPMG leader from appearing or practicing before the SEC after he was convicted of a felony last year.
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