Accounting fraud

Three former executives engaged in improper revenue recognition practices that inflated the company's earnings.

The seven-country search could plunge the troubled German landlord deeper into crisis.

The former executive team at the Brazilian retailer created false advertising contracts as a way to reduce costs on the balance sheet.

The proposal would toughen the requirements for the auditor's responsibility to consider a company's noncompliance with laws and regulations, including fraud. 

The two men were named by the retailer in 2019 following a forensic probe by PwC that uncovered $7.2 billion of irregular transactions.

The trial of Markus Jooste was halted on day one after he was unable to leave his home country South Africa.

The decision is the harshest regulatory consequence yet for the firm since Wirecard's demise almost three years ago.

Three former executives from Austal USA have been indicted for a fraudulent revenue recognition scam.

Management at the Brazilian retailer told auditor PwC and its audit committee there were no supply-chain financing ops, but gave securities regulators conflicting information.

Public interest petitions had sought the court's intervention after reports alleged accounting fraud and stock manipulation by the conglomerate.