Banking Turmoil

Icahn Enterprises Under Investigation by Federal Prosecutors

Inquiry from U.S. Attorney came a day after short seller’s report

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

Federal prosecutors opened an inquiry into Carl Icahn’s investment company, the day after a short seller’s report said the firm was inflating the value of its assets, the company disclosed Wednesday. 

Icahn Enterprises, the publicly traded firm controlled by Mr. Icahn, was targeted by short seller Hindenburg Research early this month. The next day, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York contacted Icahn Enterprises asking for information about corporate governance, dividends and other topics, the firm said in a securities filing Wednesday.

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