SEC charges MiMedx Group with accounting fraud
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-11-27T15:23:00
Biotech company MiMedx Group and three of its former top executives have been charged with defrauding investors. In response, MiMedx reshuffled its management team, including the appointment of a new general counsel and secretary.
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