Ernst & Young Sued Over Wirecard Audit as Accounting Woes Add Up

(Bloomberg) — Accounting firm Ernst & Young was sued over its work for Wirecard AG, just two days after Wirecard’s headquarters were raided as part of a market manipulation probe.The German lawsuit alleges that EY failed to flag that 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in assets were improperly booked on the payment processor’s 2018 accounts, Wolfgang Schirp, a lawyer for private investors, said in a statement on Monday.The suit adds to a list of criticism over EY’s work, which peaked Friday with a London judge slamming the firm for its treatment of a whistle-blower during a trial that ended earlier …read more

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