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Ciaran Lyons7 hours agoSEC initiates legal action against FTX’s auditorThe SEC alleges that Prager Metis, an accounting firm engaged by bankrupt crypto exchange FTX in 2021, committed hundreds of violations related to auditor independence.3413 Total views49 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced legal proceedings against an accounting firm that had provided services to cryptocurrency exchange FTX before its bankruptcy declaration.


According to a Sept. 29 statement, the SEC alleged that accounting firm Prager Metis provided auditing services to its clients without maintaining the necessary independence as it continued to offer accounting services. This practice is prohibited under the auditor independence framework.Extract from the SEC’s Sept. 29 statement. Source: SEC


To prevent conflicts of interest, accounting and audit tasks must be kept separate. However, the SEC claims that these entwined activities occured over approximately three years:“As alleged in our complaint, over a period of nearly three years, Prager’s audits, reviews, and exams fell short of these fundamental principles. Our complaint is an important reminder that auditor independence is crucial to investor protection.”


While the statement doesn’t explicitly mention FTX or any other clients, it does emphasize that there were allegedly “hundreds” of auditor independence violations throughout the three-year period.


Furthermore, a previous court filing highlighted that the FTX Group engaged Metis to audit FTX US and FTX at some point in 2021. Subsequently, FTX declared bankruptcy in November 2022. 


The filing alleged that since former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried publicly announced previous FTX audit results, Metis should have recognized that FTX would use its work to bolster public trust.


Related: FTX founder’s plea for temporary release should be denied, prosecution says


Concerns were previously reported about the material presented in FTX audit reports.


On Jan. 25, current FTX CEO John J. Ray III told a bankruptcy court that he had “substantial concerns as to the information presented in these audited financial statements.”


Furthermore, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden raised concerns about Prager Metis’ impartiality. They argued that it functioned as an advocate for the crypto industry.


Meanwhile, a law firm that provided services to FTX has recently been sc.


In a Sept. 21 court filing, plaintiffs allege that U.S.-based law firm, Fenwick & West, should be held partially liable for FTX’s collapse because it reportedly exceeded the norm regarding its service offerings to the exchange.


However, Fenwick & West asserts that it cannot be held accountable for a client’s misconduct as long as its actions remain within the bounds of the client’s representation.


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