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Wirecard Auditor Flagged KPMG Report, Saying It Needed ‘Context’

July 19, 2020
Wirecard Exec Admits Role In German Company’s Collapse, Attorney Says
Security & Fraud // July 16, 2020

One of the unnamed jailed executives in the Wirecard scandal has reportedly admitted guilt to the multi-billion-dollar fraud and money laundering case, according to Reuters. The executive was the CEO of CardSystems Middle East, the largest unit under Wirecard’s command. Nicolas Fruehsorger, a defense lawyer...

Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich
Security & Fraud // July 06, 2020

Wirecard executive Oliver Bellenhaus, 46, has been arrested in Munich for his alleged central role in the massive worldwide fraud case currently enveloping the company, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Bellenhaus was in charge of Wirecard’s CardSystems Middle East and ran that division primarily from...

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Wirecard Auditor Flagged KPMG Report, Saying It Needed ‘Context’

July 19, 2020
Wirecard AG’s accounting firm said an independent report failed to account for half of the German payment company’s  revenue and all its operating profit, the Financial Times (FT) reported.  Ernst & Young, the global professional services firm based in London, warned Wirecard that KPMG’s special audit lacked context of the company’s third-party businesses that could […]

Wirecard Exec Admits Role In German Company’s Collapse, Attorney Says

July 16, 2020
One of the unnamed jailed executives in the Wirecard scandal has reportedly admitted guilt to the multi-billion-dollar fraud and money laundering case, according to Reuters. The executive was the CEO...

Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich

July 06, 2020
Wirecard executive Oliver Bellenhaus, 46, has been arrested in Munich for his alleged central role in the massive worldwide fraud case currently enveloping the company, the Financial Times (FT) reported....