The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced Tuesday it imposed monetary penalties and other sanctions in two unrelated actions for violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and PCAOB rules and standards concerning the use of unregistered accounting firms in conducting issuer audits.

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