Ex-Barrett Business Services CFO faces accounting fraud charges as company pays $1.5M fine

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday that Barrett Business Services Inc and the company's former chief financial officer have agreed to settle charges of accounting fraud involving workers' compensation expenses......»»

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday that Barrett Business Services Inc and the company's former controller, Mark Cannon, have agreed to settle civil charges of accounting fraud involving workers' compensation......»»

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The former chief financial officer of Barrett Business Services Inc. was indicted in connection with his false certifications of the company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the U.S. Attorneyâ€.....»»

Shares of Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) were flat in after-market trading after the company reported Q4 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share were down 38.41% over the past year to $0.93, which beat .....»»

A local man is among the defendants accused of defrauding a Georgia company out of $3.8 million worth of N95 masks and faces several charges, including federal RICO for wire fraud......»»

Athene Holding Ltd agreed on Monday to pay a $45 million civil fine to settle charges it conducted insurance business in New York without a license, the first settlement in a probe into an industry where life insurers take over corporate pension plans......»»

Uber Technologies Inc says the UK is seeking to classify the company as a transportation provider, potentially opening it up to new tax charges that could weigh heavily on its business, according to UK accounts filings in recent days......»»

The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017......»»

Briggs & Veselka Co., a Houston-based accounting firm, is growing in Austin, with both an an acquisition and an office expansion. Briggs & Veselka said May 8 it had acquired Austin-based Financial Valuation Services, a business valuation and financial c.....»»

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges with an Apple Inc. vendor, the New Hampshire-based company GT Advanced Technologies Inc., and its former CEO for misleading investors about the company's ability to supply "sapphire glass" for Apple'.....»»

Colleges in the U.S. are cutting ties with Chinese tech giant Huawei (WAH'-way) as the company faces allegations of bank fraud and trade secret theft......»»

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Federal prosecutors filed charges in an indictment unsealed Friday against two former executives at trucking company Roadrunner Transportation Systems for their alleged role in a complex accounting and securities fraud scheme......»»

Alibaba said it has reorganized its investment in money-losing local services platform business Koubei, combining it with recently acquired online food-delivery company Ele.me with some fancy accounting that turns a loss maker into earnings gold......»»

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Tangoe Inc., formerly a public telecommunications expense management company, and four of its executives for allegedly using fraudulent accounti.....»»

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi agreed to pay $25.2 million to resolve Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that its subsidiaries made bribery payments to win business......»»

Theranos, the Silicon Valley startup whose founder faces fraud charges, is preparing to wind down its business, according to reports......»»

Theranos, the Silicon Valley startup whose founder faces fraud charges, is preparing to wind down its business, according to reports......»»

Elon Musk to step down as Tesla chairman and he and the company will pay a combined fine of $40 million to settle fraud charges......»»