EY fined record $100M for employee cheating scandal
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-06-28T16:38:00
Ernst & Young will pay $100 million after admitting to SEC charges addressing systematic cheating among its accounting professionals on CPA license exams over four years. The fine is the largest the agency has ever imposed against an audit firm.
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