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Germany investigates Wirecard’s fraud case

Prosecutors are investigating one of the largest accounting fraud cases in the country’s recent history after the online payment services company crumbled into insolvency last month, admitting that $2.2bn was missing.

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Dominic Kane
29 Jul 2020
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