By Bruce Carton2015-06-09T13:30:00
Scott London—the former KPMG partner who pleaded guilty to insider trading in June 2013 and was sentenced to serve 14 months in prison in April 2014—is out of prison and back to work. London is now employed as the assistant to the CFO of a computer company.
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2026-03-11T21:06:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal division has announced a blanket policy against prosecuting companies that voluntarily disclose criminal wrongdoing and take other steps—and holding any individuals involved accountable for their criminal activities.
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A major online site used by cybercriminals to buy and sell information stolen from corporations and individuals worldwide has been shut down by an international enforcement action, the Department of Justice announced.
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Financial services company Canaccord has been hit with an $80 million penalty by the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FInCEN)–the largest FinCEN penalty against a broker-dealer in its history.
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Four senior partners at Big Four accountancy firm Ernst & Young, including a leader in the firm’s compliance function, have left the company because of spiralling repercussions from a costly compliance failure.
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Auditors are supposed to keep businesses honest, but how much regulation is the optimum for the auditors – and how onerous and punitive should the enforcement regime be? A new consultation by the U.K. regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, opened on Oct. 1 and has put the vexed question of ...
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