They can, and will, be sued and likely successfully if they failed to catch fraud. If there is a cash account of any significance that they failed to verify, IMHO they are toast and their insurer will pay dearly. If there has been fraud this is probably the best source of funds for stock holders to recoup at least some of their losses.
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