Jury selection in the trial between MF Global, the brokerage house run by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, and the lauded accounting firm PwC began Monday.
What was originally a highly technical case newsworthy mostly because it involved the former governor of New Jersey has garnered additional interest from the public and media. PwC, formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, was the accounting firm charged with tabulating and adjudicating the Oscars. But in an eyeball-popping mistake, PwC’s accountants gave the wrong envelope to actor presenter Warren Beatty, who announced that “La La Land” won Best Picture when it really was “Moonlight.”
