By Kyle Brasseur2023-09-28T17:44:00
A former engagement quality review partner at Marcum agreed to pay a $30,000 penalty and be suspended as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) addressing alleged violations of audit standards in his work at diversified holding company Ault Alliance.
Michael Messina consented to a two-year suspension on appearing and practicing before the SEC as an accountant, the agency announced in an administrative proceeding Monday.
In August, Ault Alliance agreed to pay $700,000 as part of a settlement with the SEC addressing allegations of misleading disclosures and reporting violations.
2024-03-08T17:23:00Z By Jeff Dale
Footwear company Skechers agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission of failing to disclose payments to executives’ family members.
2023-09-29T21:45:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Accounting firm Prager Metis violated auditor independence rules through use of indemnification provisions in its engagement letters hundreds of times during a period of nearly three years, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged in a lawsuit.
2023-09-12T17:02:00Z By Jeff Dale
An ex-partner at Marcum agreed to pay $75,000 to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission he failed to remediate numerous quality control deficiencies magnified by the audit firm’s special purpose acquisition company client boom.
2025-07-24T15:33:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Recent enforcement actions by U.S. agencies overseeing customs payments and export control laws indicate increased scrutiny of business transactions between U.S. and Chinese companies.
2025-07-22T17:42:00Z By Ian Sherr
The Securities and Exchange Commission is awarding far fewer whistleblower claims, according to Bloomberg Law, which noted the commission denied awards for the entire period between April and July, the longest stretch in the program’s history.
2025-07-21T18:54:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The firing of a Democrat commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump was illegal, according to a federal judge’s ruling last week.
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