Per Criminal, PwC is Preferred Audit Firm for Criminals

~ Update includes full statement from PwC Ireland.

In case you’ve been in a coma for the last two-ish days, you’re aware of the email that originated inside PwC Ireland that more or less likened the new female associates to a BCS ranking. Said ranking was scored by hotness (instead of bullshit algorithms), it made the rounds as these things often do, found its way into various publications and well…at least it’s Friday, amiright?

The latest news out of Ireland is that three of the male associates have been suspended as the firm’s investigation continues.

Ronan Murphy, a “senior partner,” has issued a statement saying that he ‘deeply regrets’ the incident which .

And as the investigation continues, the firm has spread the word on the inside, as the report from The Journal of Ireland also states:

An internal company message has since been circulated by PwC bosses, warning that anyone who breached the company’s code of conduct and regulations would face “serious disciplinary action”.

As far as the top 10 13 ladies are concerned, there are reports that they are more upset with the media coverage than they are with the actual email.

We really don’t have any revenge ideas on that front but a little media backlash is always expected.

A spokesperson for PwC in the States forwarded us PwC Ireland’s full statement:

We refer to the article in yesterday morning’s Irish Independent relating to emails circulated within and outside of PwC. We first became aware of this matter on Tuesday evening . We are taking it extremely seriously and have commenced a full investigation which is ongoing. We are taking all of the necessary steps and actions in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures. Our main concern is the impact of this on the women who were the subject of these emails. We met with them a number of times to give them all of the support they may need in dealing with this. We are particularly concerned and appalled at the compounding effect of the publication of the women’s photographs in some of the papers this morning and last evening. PwC regrets this situation as it always requires its people to adhere to the highest level of standards in their conduct and behaviour.