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Ex-PCAOBer Jeffrey Wada Gets Prison Time For Being a Blabbermouth In KPMG Scheme
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  • PCAOB

Ex-PCAOBer Jeffrey Wada Gets Prison Time For Being a Blabbermouth In KPMG Scheme

  • Jason Bramwell
  • October 11, 2019

Being passed up for a promotion can cause a person to do really dumb things […]

Another One of the ‘KPMG 5’ Has Pleaded Guilty In PCAOB Scheme
  • KPMG

Another One of the ‘KPMG 5’ Has Pleaded Guilty In PCAOB Scheme

  • Jason Bramwell
  • October 3, 2019

David Britt is the latest former KPMG partner who has admitted guilt for participating in […]

Dallas Jury Convicts Amber Guyger of Murdering PwC Accountant Botham Jean; Ex-Cop Given 10 Years to Think About Her Choices
  • PwC

Dallas Jury Convicts Amber Guyger of Murdering PwC Accountant Botham Jean; Ex-Cop Given 10 Years to Think About Her Choices

  • Jason Bramwell
  • October 2, 2019

A jury of eight women and four men sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger […]

Ex-Cop Who Killed PwC Accountant Botham Jean *Will* Stand Trial In Dallas County
  • PwC

Ex-Cop Who Killed PwC Accountant Botham Jean *Will* Stand Trial In Dallas County

  • Jason Bramwell
  • September 16, 2019

District Judge Tammy Kemp made her decision a short time ago, rejecting the request from […]

Ex-KPMG Partner David Middendorf Was Spared a Lengthy Prison Sentence
  • KPMG

Ex-KPMG Partner David Middendorf Was Spared a Lengthy Prison Sentence

  • Jason Bramwell
  • September 11, 2019

A second member of the “KPMG 5” will serve jail time for his involvement in […]

Ex-KPMG Partner’s Request to Have His Wire Fraud Conviction Thrown Out Gets Shot Down, Crashes, Burns
  • KPMG
  • PCAOB

Ex-KPMG Partner’s Request to Have His Wire Fraud Conviction Thrown Out Gets Shot Down, Crashes, Burns

  • Jason Bramwell
  • September 10, 2019

Welp, so much for that. David Middendorf, former national managing partner for audit quality and […]

KPMG U.K.’s WhatsApp Fiasco Claims Two More Partners
  • KPMG

KPMG U.K.’s WhatsApp Fiasco Claims Two More Partners

  • Jason Bramwell
  • September 9, 2019

Let’s take a look and see how things are going in KPMG U.K.’s financial services […]

One Year After PwC Accountant Botham Jean Was Murdered, Jury Selection Has Begun In Trial of Cop Who Killed Him
  • PwC

One Year After PwC Accountant Botham Jean Was Murdered, Jury Selection Has Begun In Trial of Cop Who Killed Him

  • Jason Bramwell
  • September 6, 2019

A year ago this evening, PwC Dallas accountant Botham Jean was chillin on a couch […]

Ex-KPMG U.K. Partners Start Consulting Firm Devoid of Any Big 4 Bullsh*t
  • KPMG

Ex-KPMG U.K. Partners Start Consulting Firm Devoid of Any Big 4 Bullsh*t

  • Jason Bramwell
  • September 4, 2019

Remember Maggie Brereton and Ina Kjaer, the two KPMG U.K. partners who quit earlier this […]

WhatsApp, KPMG? U.K. Partner Given the Heave-Ho Over Messages He Sent
  • KPMG

WhatsApp, KPMG? U.K. Partner Given the Heave-Ho Over Messages He Sent

  • Jason Bramwell
  • August 13, 2019

More hijinks going on at KPMG U.K., as reported yesterday by the Financial Times: KPMG […]

Ex-KPMG Executive Director Who Was Major Player In PCAOB Cheating Scandal Sentenced to Eight Months In Jail
  • KPMG
  • PCAOB

Ex-KPMG Executive Director Who Was Major Player In PCAOB Cheating Scandal Sentenced to Eight Months In Jail

  • Jason Bramwell
  • August 9, 2019

The first prison sentence was handed out today in Manhattan federal court to one of […]

House Dems Want BDO Puerto Rico to Stop Shredding Documents Already
  • BDO

House Dems Want BDO Puerto Rico to Stop Shredding Documents Already

  • Jason Bramwell
  • August 8, 2019

When a document shredding truck pulls up to an accounting firm whose former managing partner […]

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Daily Wire is Pissed Off About a PwC Career Program That Excludes White and Asian Candidates

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 7, 2025

Although this should have been on their radar already because PwC got sued by America First Legal over it two years ago, conservative muckraking site Daily Wire has just now…

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  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 7, 2024

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  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 29, 2024

Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was already employed but looking to jump elsewhere. She interviewed with a firm that really loved…

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