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ā­ļøŽToday is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

The Guardian and Washington Post Win the Pulitzer Prize

I am grateful to the committee for their recognition of the efforts of those involved in the last year's reporting, and join others around the world in congratulating Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, Ewen MacAskill, and all of t…

April 14, 2014

Rejournal 1:

FDIC v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, et al.

Concerns: Ethics Politics Crime Audit & Oversight

This case sought to hold auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) responsible for their failure to detect a $2.3 billion fraud that the judge described as ā€œone of the largest and longest-lasting bank frauds in American banking historyā€ and which …

Oct. 17, 2022
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Rejournal 2:

5 PwC Scandals Far Worse than Oscar Envelopegate Mix Up

The PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ Oscar mix up has dominated social media the last couple days, with many saying Envelopegate could be a major hit to PwC’s long-term repu…

Feb. 28, 2017

Rejournal 3:

TYCO FRAUD

The following timeline chronicles the progress of investigations and indictments against Dennis Kozlowski, Mark Swartz, and Mark Belnick...

Sept. 19, 2002

Rejournal 4:

Prostitutes, Vegas Bachelor Parties Part Of DWP Scandal Lawsuit Against PricewaterhouseCoopers

... the accounting firm best known for tallying up the Oscar votes, but now, the City of LA says they spent a lot of time partying in Vegas on your money. CBS's Erica Nochlin joins us with the scandalous details. Pat and Paul this fraud allege…

July 1, 2016

Rejournal 9:

"Disgraceful breach of trust’: how PwC, one of the world’s biggest accountancy firms, became mired in a tax scandal

ā€˜Disgraceful breach of trust’: how PwC, one of the world’s biggest accountancy firms, became mired in a tax scandal. In the depths of winter 2015, an Australian tax specialist adopted the language of a spy. ā€œFor your eyes only,ā€ he wrote, whil…

May 21, 2023

Rejournal 11:

Bridging Finance receiver PwC files $1.4-billion lawsuit against ex-auditor Ernst & Young

The receiver for Bridging Finance Inc. is suing Ernst & Young LLP for failing to catch signs of fraud being perpetrated at the failed lender, despite serving as its auditor for several years. Bridging receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. i…

July 8, 2025

Rejournal 20:

PwC growth drops to 16-year low amid ā€˜challenging backdrop’

In the 12 months to the end of June, PwC UK’s revenues rose 0.4 per cent toĀ£6.35 billion from Ā£6.33 billion in its previous financial year. That is a marked slowdown compared with the past few years, when annual revenue growth has averaged mor…

Sept. 17, 2025

Rejournal 21:

Additional Allegation of Fraud by PriceWaterhouse Coopers Filed in Court Motion in Connection with its Role in Customer Information and Billing System Implementation

LOS ANGELES (June 30, 2016)— Earlier today, the Los Angeles City Attorney, on behalf of the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), filed a motion in LA Superior Court seeking permission to file an…

June 30, 2016

Doc 1001:

FDIC v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, et al.

Concerns: Ethics Politics Crime Audit & Oversight

A brief excerpt from the memorandum and order by Chief United States District Judge Keith Watkins: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (ā€œFDICā€) stepped in as receiver for Colonial upon its failure. In its capacity as receiver for Colonia…

Sept. 10, 2013

Doc 1002:

Los Angeles v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

A brief excerpt from the opinion of Justice Kruger and agreement of the Court's Chief Justice and Justices: In 2010, the City of Los Angeles contracted with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to modernize the billing system for the City’s Department…

Aug. 22, 2024