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Ex-Wirecard CEO Ordered to Pay $155 Million Over Unpaid Loans
Ex-Wirecard CEO Ordered to Pay $155 Million Over Unpaid Loans
September 05, 2024  |  Legal

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun’s legal troubles are reportedly worsening. A judge ordered Braun and two other executives from the defunct German payments company to...

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German Prosecutors Charge 2 Former Wirecard Executives With Embezzlement
German Prosecutors Charge 2 Former Wirecard Executives With Embezzlement
August 06, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Four years after the collapse of online payments company Wirecard, German prosecutors have reportedly charged two more of the firm’s former executives. Wirecard’s former finance...

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German Agency Criticizes EY’s Audits of Wirecard
German Agency Criticizes EY’s Audits of Wirecard
April 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

A German regulator has reportedly concluded that EY’s audit work and quality control regarding the now-defunct payments firm Wirecard was marked by “grave” and “repeated” violations...

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Wirecard’s Insolvency Manager Files Lawsuit Against EY in Germany
Wirecard’s Insolvency Manager Files Lawsuit Against EY in Germany
December 29, 2023  |  Legal

Wirecard’s insolvency manager, Michael Jaffé, filed a lawsuit in a court in Stuttgart against accountancy firm EY. The lawsuit claims 1.5 billion euros (about $1.66...

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Ex-Wirecard Finance Chief Charged With Fraud
Ex-Wirecard Finance Chief Charged With Fraud
December 14, 2023  |  Legal

More than three years after its collapse, Wirecard’s former finance chief has been accused of fraud. Burkhard Ley, who spent 11 years as the chief...

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Wirecard Whistleblower Launches Company to Spot Misconduct
Wirecard Whistleblower Launches Company to Spot Misconduct
September 05, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Pav Gill helped blow the whistle on wrongdoing at German payment company Wirecard. Now, he’s reportedly launching a platform to help others do the same at...

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Two Former Wirecard Executives Sentenced to Prison in Singapore
Two Former Wirecard Executives Sentenced to Prison in Singapore
June 20, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Two former Wirecard executives have been sentenced to prison in Singapore. James Wardhana, who was the international finance process manager of Wirecard Asia, and Chai...

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Wirecard Trial Testimony: Ex-CEO Said Compliance Was ‘Crap’
Wirecard Trial Testimony: Ex-CEO Said Compliance Was ‘Crap’
June 07, 2023  |  Legal

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun was apparently not a big fan of compliance. During court testimony Wednesday (June 8), a panel of judges in Braun’s...

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With Professional Service Firms Catching Heat, Is This Digital’s Moment?
With Professional Service Firms Catching Heat, Is This Digital’s Moment?
April 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Running a business is complicated, particularly in today’s challenging macroclimate. But economic downturns are cyclical — and there exists a bevy of professional service firms...

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