Former KPMG audit Partner Scott I. London brought great shame to the accounting profession this week by being charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud through insider trading. After nearly 30 years with KPMG, London went down in flames after being caught passing insider information on audit clients of the …
Last week, Reuters printed an interesting and enlightening interview with Steven Thomas, the managing partner of Thomas, Alexander & Forrester … an attorney known for suing large auditing firms for malpractice… and winning! Recent big wins include $520 million and $130 million judgments against BDP Seidman, on behalf of Espirito …
What is a company to do when it wants to hide losses? Manipulation of the financial statements is the obvious first choice. It’s not hard. Sure companies have “internal controls,” which are supposed to include policies and procedures which ensure that financial information is properly recorded. But companies of all …
he trial of KPMG executives charged with creating and marketing illegal tax shelters has been delayed. 13 accused executives had all charges dropped after a judge recently ruled that it was illegal for the government to pressure KPMG to not pay the legal fees of the 13.In this latest twist, …
A deferred criminal charge against KPMG related to the sales of tax shelters has been dismissed by a federal judge. In August 2005, a deferred prosecution agreement was agreed to by the parties in the case against KPMG, which accused the audit firm of creating and selling the tax shelters …
The federal judge in the KMPG accounting fraud case in New York ruled that federal prosecutors cannot pressure companies to stop paying legal fees for indicted employees. In doing so, the government would get an unfair advantage and violate due process for the indicted employees. Companies such as KPMG, Enterasys, …
