La Grange blames Jooste

Steinhoff International ex-CFO Ben la Grange laid the blame for the retailer’s accounting crisis firmly at the feet of departed leader Markus Jooste, saying his former boss influenced third-parties that conducted invalid deals.

In his first comments since being suspended last week, La Grange didn’t admit to personal malpractice, telling lawmakers he didn’t “deliberately do anything wrong.”– Bloomberg