SEC Judge Fines Accountants Over CBD Co.'s Cooked Books
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT SEC Judge Fines Accountants Over CBD Co.'s Cooked Books Law360 (February 9, 2021, 10:31 PM EST) -- A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission judge has recommended fining two former partners of a bankrupt accounting firm and permanently banning them from appearing before the agency, after finding their firm ignored signs that CBD company CV Sciences and two other businesses inflated their financial statements. Administrative Law Judge Jason S. Patil said in an initial decision Monday that Anton & Chia LLP former managing partner Gregory Wahl and former audit partner...