Financial Times: German watchdog reports EY to prosecutors over Wirecard audit

A press review featuring Fabio De Masi

Nov 26th, 2020

Financial Times: German watchdog reports EY to prosecutors over Wirecard audit


"The German audit watchdog has told prosecutors that EY may have acted criminally during its work for Wirecard, a step that significantly escalates the legal and reputational risks for the accounting firm. (...)


Fabio De Masi, an MP for the leftwing Die Linke party, urged the German government to “act immediately” and to stop commissioning EY with taxpayer-funded mandates until potential criminal misconduct by the firm has been ruled out. (...)"