In the end, 1.9 billion euros were missing from the group's treasury.
But the Wirecard scandal does not stand alone for an unprecedented case of fraud.
Because without the sloppy work of the auditors EY, the manipulations would not have been possible.
In this podcast episode, SPIEGEL editor Gerald Traufetter takes us behind the scenes of an industry that is worried about its reputation.
Because thoroughness and reliability are valuable virtues among auditors.
Actually.
Why did the inspectors fail in the Wirecard case?
And how much complicity do you have in the disaster?
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