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McKenna presents at the LSU Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference

Do auditors have an obligation to plan and perform an audit to detect material misstatement due to fraud? Darn tootin’ they do!

Jul 25, 2023

What a wonderful crowd and a great discussion at the LSU Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference today. Here’s the agenda of my presentation, one I have done before in so many ways but updated for the news.

Who is the public?
Professionalism
Auditors and fraud
Auditors as whistleblowers
The FTX fraud and crypto “audits”
Reputational risk
A world without auditors

In particular, I have incorporated an update about auditors and crypto engagements, especially at FTX.

Here’s the presentation:

LSU Fraud Conference July 25, 2023

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