Cantaloupe fined $1.5M in SEC accounting fraud case
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Kyle Brasseur2023-06-06T15:56:00
A Pennsylvania-based electronic payments software company agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to settle allegations of accounting fraud levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) arising from improper revenue recognition practices.
Cantaloupe, formerly known as USA Technologies (USAT), filed materially misstated financial statements with the SEC beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 through the third quarter of FY2018, according to the agency. The alleged misconduct occurred while the company was preparing a May 2018 public offering, the prospectus of which included the misstated financials, the SEC noted.
The improper accounting practices occurred in two forms, the SEC explained in its order filed Monday.
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