Ernst & Young raided amid fraud probe in Hong Kong

The search, which occurred on Tuesday, came after Ernst & Young was accused in court earlier this month of falsifying documents to shield itself from a negligence claim brought by the liquidators of electronics company Akai Holdings, the South China Morning Post reported. The lawsuit ended last week with an out-of-court settlement, with Ernst & Young paying the liquidators, Borrelli Walsh, hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, according to the Post.

Police only confirmed the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force searched offices of an accounting firm on Tuesday and took away some documents in connection to a "suspected forgery" case, spokeswoman Candice Siu said. She did not identify the firm. Siu said a 41-year-old man surnamed Dang was also arrested. The Post identified the man as Edmund Dang, one of Ernst & Young's partners in Hong Kong. Ernst & Young's spokeswoman in Hong Kong did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment.