Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Negligence, Deficient and False Audit South Florida, including Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Jupiter and Fort Lauderdale Litigation and Arbitration Attorney SEC Suspends Public Accountants for Bad Auditing The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended five accountants and two audit firms from practicing or appearing before the…
Accounting Malpractice and Negligence – Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Commercial Litigation and Elder Financial Abuse Attorney: SEC Charges Bank Holding Company in Delaware with Improper Accounting and Disclosure of Past Due Loans The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced accounting and disclosure fraud charges against…
South Florida, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lantana, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Accounting Fraud, Misrepresentation and Negligence Litigation Attorney: California-Based Telecommunications Equipment Firm and Two Former Executives Charged in Revenue Recognition Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against a Newport Beach, Calif.-based telecommunications equipment…
Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Delary Beach, Boynton Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach Certified Public Accountant and Public Accountant Independence and Negligence Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Ernst & Young With Violating Auditor Independence Rules in Lobbying Activities The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged Ernst & Young…
SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Three Former Regions Bank Executives in Accounting Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against three former senior managers of Regions Bank for intentionally misclassifying loans that should have been recorded as impaired for accounting purposes. As a result, the bank’s publicly-traded holding…
Private Equity Fund and Private Equity Fund Management Mismanagement and Fruad – South Florida Federal and State Court Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Manhattan-Based Private Equity Manager With Stealing $9 Million in Investor Funds: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a Manhattan-based private equity manager and his firm…
South Florida Accounting, Fraud, Negligence, Breach of Contract and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Michael H. Taber, CPA, Civil Action No. 13-mc-0282 (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 8, 2013) SEC Awarded $400,000 in Disgorgement from Certified Public Accountant for His Violations of Commission Suspension Order The Securities…
Accountant’s Liability to Third Parties – Florida Accounting Negligence Litigation and Arbitration Attorney – Russell L. Forkey, Esq. WHEN AN ACCOUNTANT FAILS TO EXERCISE REASONABLE AND ORDINARY CARE IN PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HIS CLIENT AND WHERE THAT ACCOUNTANT PERSONALLY DELIVERS AND PRESENTS THE STATEMENTS TO A THIRD PARTY…
Tampa, Fort Meyers and Naples, Florida Investment Adviser Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against two Tampa-area investment advisers accused of committing fraud by failing to truthfully inform clients about compensation received from…
Corporate Annual Report (10-K) – Florida Business Practice and Corporate Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: An “Annual Report” is a record of a corporation’s annual financial condition that is required to be distributed to shareholders under Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and regulations. Included in the report is a description of the company’s…