Wirecard probe finds German finance minister, auditors at fault
By DW
23 June 2021 |
3:45 pm
The final report of a parliamentary probe into the scandalous collapse of the German payment-processing company Wirecard has concluded that the Finance Ministry failed to detect fraud that cost investors millions.
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