Kraft Heinz fined $62M in SEC accounting probe
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-09-03T15:03:00
Kraft Heinz agreed to pay $62 million as part of a settlement with the SEC for improper accounting that led to the restatement of several years of financial reporting.
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