Ex-KPMG audit head fined record $100K by PCAOB over cheating scandal
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Kyle Brasseur2022-04-06T14:56:00
Scott Marcello, the former vice chair of audit at KPMG during the Big Four firm’s infamous cheating scandal, was fined a record $100,000 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for his supervision failures.
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