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Mike MasoudMay 22, 2021On May 20, 2021, the Financial Times 1 reported that EY refused to provide the German MPs with 150 documents cited in the report of Martin Wambach, a partner at accounting firm Rödl & Partner who investigates EY’s unqualified audit reports of Wirecard for more than ten...
Mike MasoudApril 30, 2021Last June, our staff published the following post about the Wirecard scandal. They stated, among other things, the following:Who Should Pay For It?Where were BaFin, Germany’s financial watchdog? Where were the Board of Directors of Wirecard?Where were EY, the independent auditor of Wirecard? Where were the relevant regulatory agencies...
Technical StaffApril 30, 2021On April 14, 2021, Bernard L. Madoff died in prison, serving a 150-year sentence. During the 2008 financial crisis, it was revealed that he was in charge of the largest Ponzi scheme in American history. Below is a BBC report on Madoff’s death:Bernie Madoff: Disgraced financier dies in prisonBernie Madoff admitted he had conned investors out of billions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme.Read Morewww.bbc.comThe following documentary is one...
Technical StaffApril 29, 2021Even in autocratic regimes, there is a judiciary. But does it have an independent and effective one? The judiciary branch of governance exists in all countries. But its independence and effectiveness vary from country to country. In some countries, the judiciary’s independence is merely in appearance. In...
April 10, 2021The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) is in Mexico City.Mr. L.Burke Files, President of The AACI, shall be addressing the audience about the most effective means to prevent, deter, and detect corruption.Zoom Meeting 12 April 2021 – 5pm (-6 GMT) Mexico CityZoom Linkhttps://zoom.us/j/91093213153?pwd=WFdydTFwRUpTQlI1bXhwWVZiZXFNUT09Meeting ID: 910 9321 3153Password: IMEFU###END###
March 30, 2021Mike J. MasoudLast April, there was an exceptional UK Court Judgment: “EY ordered to pay whistleblower $11m in Dubai gold audit case” 1. Yesterday, it is another exceptional day for justice when EY dropped its appeal to April 17, 2020, UK court judgment that awarded Amjad Rihan, the...
Technical StaffMarch 19, 2021In many countries where corruption is the norm rather than the exception, the fight against corruption seems a lost battle. But for corruption fighters, it is the opposite. It is almost impossible to achieve anti-corruption successes unless the public exposes corruption.Encouraging Public EngagementThe government is responsible for...
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