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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Current Parent Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Penalty: $7,944,055
Year: 2019
Date: September 23, 2019
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agreed to pay $7.9 million to settle allegations of improper professional conduct in connection with 19 engagements on behalf of 15 SEC-registered issuers and violating auditor independence rules in connection with engagements for one issuer where the firm performed prohibited non-audit services.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: business services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: accounting services
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