When was the last time you heard about an independence violation by one of the Big Four other than the insider trading scandals?

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It grew by 52%, for instance, between 1990 and 1993 as the country reacted to the insider-trading scandals of the late 1980s.

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Others caught in the insider-trading scandals have used other tactics for leniency.

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Like many in the world of finance, I have watched the unfolding of the massive insider-trading scandals that have dominated the headlines this year.

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