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Accounting execs arrested as Wirecard probe continues
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-07-23T17:55:00
German prosecutors arrested three Wirecard executives, including the former CFO and head of accounting, as an investigation into the company’s inflated balance sheet and a missing $2 billion continues to expand.
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