FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 449, Francine McKenna with an update on the KPMG-PCAOB Scandal

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In this episode I visit with one of my favorite people, Francine McKenna, a reporter at MarketWatch. We check in on the current developments in the KPMG-PCAOB scandal including recent guilty pleas, sentencing and where the matter might finally be headed.

Some of the highlights include:

A review of the Indictment and underlying facts.

A review of the horrendous facts about KPMG that came out during the March trial.

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In this episode I visit with one of my favorite people, Francine McKenna, a reporter at MarketWatch. We check in on the current developments in the KPMG-PCAOB scandal including recent guilty pleas, sentencing and where the matter might finally be headed.

Some of the highlights include:

A review of the Indictment and underlying facts.

A review of the horrendous facts about KPMG that came out during the March trial.

What does it say about the PCAOB that two of its former Board members were witnesses for the defense in the trial?

What did all this mean for KPMG head Lynne Doughtie? What does all this mean for audit independence, particularly in the Jay Clayton era at the SEC?

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