Tag: White-collar crime
Justice disaster: Expensive aftermath – claims of up to 100 million euros
Dusseldorf Well-known entrepreneurs, an ex-soccer player and many a billionaire trusted her advice. The lawyers at a Munich law firm had made a name for themselves when it came to…
Wirecard scandal: investigations against MPs
Dusseldorf Actually, they wanted to shed light on the Wirecard scandal, now the signs are turning. The members of the former investigative committee of the German Bundestag into Wirecard are…
Prosecutors want to indict fund managers from Munich in the Cum-Ex scandal
Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office Dozens of people are listed as suspects in the Cum-Ex complex. (Photo: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo) Cologne Small company, huge numbers: In the dividend season 2010 alone,…
Wirecard insolvency administrator counters defense of Markus Braun
Dusseldorf Insolvency administrator Michael Jaffé has been dealing with the Wirecard scandal for almost a year and a half. Now he draws a sobering balance sheet. It was “finally certain…
Public prosecutor interviews Credit Suisse managers
Credit Suisse branch in Zurich Bank managers have to speak up about money laundering allegations in front of law enforcement officers in Geneva. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich It was an appointment…
Auditor oversight expands investigations against EY
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin The audit firm EY is on the defensive in the Wirecard accounting scandal. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the auditor’s supervisory body (APAS) is investigating significantly…
Auditor oversight Apas expands investigations against EY
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin The audit firm EY is on the defensive in the Wirecard accounting scandal. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the auditor’s supervisory body (APAS) is investigating significantly…
Auditor oversight Apas expands investigations against EY
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin The audit firm EY is on the defensive in the Wirecard accounting scandal. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the auditor’s supervisory body (APAS) is investigating significantly…
Deutsche Bahn defends itself against allegations of corruption
Major construction site Stuttgart 21 Deutsche Bahn rejects allegations of corruption in connection with the controversial mega-project. (Photo: imago images / Arnulf Hettrich) Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn defends itself against allegations…
Martin Wambach speaks exclusively about the work of EY
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Ischgl: Public prosecutor’s office stops investigations
Ischgl In the winter sports resort known for its party scene, there was a corona outbreak in March 2020 in the middle of the ski season. (Photo: Reuters) Vienna The…
Continental Diesel investigation: Karl-Thomas Neumann suspected
Karl-Thomas Neumann The Hanover public prosecutor’s office is investigating the former Conti boss. (Photo: imago / IPON) Dusseldorf The automotive supplier Continental and its top management are apparently more deeply…
How EY is preparing for the defensive battle
Auditing company EY The Munich I public prosecutor’s office is investigating former and current EY examiners because they have audited Wirecard balance sheets for years in a possibly criminal manner.…
Continental Diesel investigation: Karl-Thomas Neumann suspected
Dusseldorf The automotive supplier Continental and its top management are apparently more deeply involved in the diesel scandal than previously thought: According to information from the Handelsblatt, the Hanover public…
Bafin President Branson makes law and compliance a top priority
Bafin President Mark Branson The Briton will take care of cross-departmental issues of financial supervision himself in the future. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt Usually not even regulatory experts…
Published secret report by special investigator Martin Wambach: EY is filing a criminal complaint
Dusseldorf In the scandal surrounding the insolvent Dax group Wirecard, the auditing company EY resorted to legal means. As the “Financial Times” first reported, EY has filed criminal charges against…
Public prosecutor’s office investigates ex-managers in diesel scandal
Dusseldorf The Hanover public prosecutor’s office is targeting the former top management of Continental in the diesel scandal. A spokesman confirmed to the Handelsblatt on Thursday that five people are…
Diesel scandal: Continental fires CFO
Dusseldorf Shortly after the stock market closed, Continental dropped the bomb: completely surprisingly, the automotive supplier deposed its long-time CFO Wolfgang Schäfer on Wednesday evening. The supervisory board agreed to…
Investigation into diesel scandal: Continental fires CFO
Dusseldorf Shortly after the stock market closed, Continental dropped the bomb: completely surprisingly, the automotive supplier deposed its long-time CFO Wolfgang Schäfer on Wednesday evening. The supervisory board agreed to…
Investigation into diesel scandal: Continental fires CFO
Frankfurt The automotive supplier Continental surprisingly exchanges its chief financial officer. In an extraordinary meeting, the supervisory board approved the termination of the executive board contract with Wolfgang Schäfer with…