Investigation into EY’s audit of Danske Bank dropped
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-06-01T17:40:00
Denmark’s state prosecutor has dropped its investigation into whether Big Four firm EY violated anti-money laundering laws in connection with its audit of Danske Bank.
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