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How Do You Make Up for Ignoring Massive Corruption?

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“Whatever good things international accountancy firms are doing in Russia – and I’m sure there are a few – blowing the whistle on massive corruption isn’t really one of them.”

~ Tim Wall, in the Moscow News. [via Re:The Auditors]

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