SAExploration accused of $100M accounting fraud
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-10-09T16:08:00
SAExploration Holdings has been accused by the SEC of perpetrating a $100 million accounting fraud that involved routing payments through shell companies so it appeared to be legitimate revenue.
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