Nickelback, Post Malone, Chris Brown, and other stars took COVID cash despite their accountants' initial concerns about 'perjury' and 'perception problems,' court documents say

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• The US government gave more than $14 billion in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants.
• One firm, NKSFB, helped its clients, including wealthy musicians, tap more than $200 million.
• Court records show the firm worried about "perjury" and negative blowback before going ahead.

A major Los Angeles accounting firm that caters to music stars was privately worried that its artists...