Ruling against PwC may portend greater auditor scrutiny
A court ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation against PwC for its failure to detect a multibillion-dollar fraud may well portend greater skepticism and scrutiny by auditors when looking at FCPA issues.
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