Under Armour to pay $9M to settle SEC accounting probe
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-05-04T14:33:00
Under Armour agreed to pay $9 million to settle charges brought by the SEC concerning accounting practices by the sports apparel company that rendered statements it made misleading.
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