Certified Public Accountants (CPA) are highly regarded, ethical professionals trusted by businesses and individuals alike. But that doesn’t mean some aren’t capable of impressively unethical behavior. In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss a case involving the mega accounting firm Ernst & Young that highlights behavior that’s not uncommon in the profession and what that means for accountants’ ethics more broadly.

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Sources:

• SEC press release
• 95167.pdf">SEC order
• young-sec-cheating.html">Ernst & Young to Pay $100 Million Fine After Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams [young-sec-cheating.html">NYT]
• SEC Includes Novel Probe Into Lawyers’ Actions in EY Settlement [WSJ]