Iconix, three former execs charged with accounting fraud
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-12-06T17:02:00
Iconix Brand Group and three of its former top executives were charged by the SEC for engaging in accounting fraud. Iconix and two of the executives agreed to settle, with litigation still pending against the company’s former CEO.
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