SEC v. Dohan + Company CPA and others (audit conduct, 2011)

Judgment entered

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In June 2011, an SEC administrative law judge denied Canadian chartered accountant Erez Bahar the privilege of practising before the Commission for two years over his role as manager of the 2007 audit of International Commercial Television Inc.; the proceeding had ended as to the other respondents.

The record

Structured fields for this action, as recorded in our case library.
Agency	SEC
Release number	3-13997
Date filed	2011-06-27
Date resolved	2011-06-27
Court	SEC administrative law judge
Status	judgment
Criminal parallel	No
Bars imposed	Two-year denial of the privilege of practising before the Commission as an accountant (Erez Bahar)
Defendants	Dohan + Company CPA (entity) ; Steven H. Dohan, CPA (individual) ; Nancy L. Brown, CPA (individual) ; Erez Bahar, CA (individual)
Techniques

What was ordered

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What is alleged to have happened

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced this matter on June 27, 2011 as release 3-13997. The respondents named are Dohan + Company CPA, Steven H. Dohan, CPA, Nancy L. Brown, CPA and Erez Bahar, CA (3 individuals, 1 entity).

The initial decision concerns whether Bahar engaged in improper professional conduct as audit manager for ICTV, a Washington-based company whose revenue came mostly from one beauty appliance. It is an auditor-discipline case under Rule 102(e) and has nothing to do with wash trading.

This library applies no technique tag to the matter. The matter is auditor discipline, not trading manipulation.

A two-year suspension from appearing or practising before the SEC as an accountant. No money is ordered.

The decision is an initial decision of an administrative law judge; the other respondents had already left the proceeding.

Timeline

2011-06-27 Initial decision

Primary documents

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