Topic: Accounting fraud

A Milan appeal court has acquitted former executives at Deutsche Bank, Nomura International and Monte dei Paschi di Siena who were accused of helping the Italian lender hide its shaky financial position in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

10 May 2022

04 May 2022

As its auditor faces regulatory scrutiny, transport network operator Go-Ahead said the UK’s Serious Fraud Office is “aware” of fraud allegations against the company.

12 April 2022

The country’s corporate watchdog has fined Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto $750,000 for failing to disclose material information about the value of a Mozambique mining project.

07 March 2022

14 February 2022

Lynn Neils said she hopes to expand Foley Hoag’s New York office, build a strong white-collar practice and bring in diverse clients.

18 November 2021

The Department of Justice has sent Ginkgo Bioworks an informal request for information following a critical report from a short seller.

15 November 2021

14 October 2021

A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced the former CEO for participating in a foreign bribery scheme at Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem. His defence team had previously raised concerns about whether the case was time-barred.

12 October 2021

The Paris Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by France’s market regulator to penalise US media company Bloomberg for reporting false accounting information about construction company Vinci, but it reduced the fine by €2 million.

17 September 2021