Here's Your Chance to Hear Andrew Fastow's Story in Andrew Fastow's Own Words
With apologies to Crazy Eddie's Sam Antar, Andrew Fastow might be the most notorious CFO in the history of financial reporting fiction.
They just made the numbers up
PwC Forensic Experts to Determine How Much Money PFGBest Customers Won't Be Getting Back
The bright side in all this is...oh, let's face it: when your broker's auditor is in jorts, the situation is hopeless:
CFTC Chairman Knows PFGBest Auditors Shouldn't Have Passed GAAS
Gary Gensler, who may or may not be aware that PFGBest's auditor preferred to don jorts at the (home) office, is familiar enough with auditing standards to know there are certain ones that always need to happen:
Minnesota Accounting Professor's Real World Experience Proves To Be a Double-Edged Sword
Learning from experience also makes for good instructing.
FYI: Those Jones, Moore & Associates Audit Opinions Aren't Worth Much
There probably aren't too many audit opinions of JMA floating around out there, but if you happen to see one, see if you can get a second opinion:
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