IRB Brasil to pay shareholders $5M over CFO’s claims
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Adrianne Appel2023-04-25T22:33:00
A publicly traded Brazilian reinsurance company agreed to pay $5 million to harmed investors after its former chief financial officer allegedly lied about Berkshire Hathaway investing in the company.
Fernando Passos, the former CFO of IRB Brasil RE, spread the false information in an effort to lure more investors, according to an indictment unsealed in April 2022 and filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday the company entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the agency regarding the alleged scheme.
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