The Maryland Association of CPAs has named staff member Rebekah J. Brown, CPA, as its next president and CEO. She will succeed Jackie Brown, who is retiring on June 30.

The Internal Revenue Service has named Guy Ficco as its next deputy chief for IRS Criminal Investigation. He takes over on July 15 from Jim Robnett, who is retiring after 36 years of IRS service, of which 28 years were with IRS-CI.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has censured accounting firm Cohn Renick and ordered it to pay a $1.9-million civil money penalty. The actions stem from what the SEC said were deficiencies in the firm’s quality controls that led to audit issues with two companies in 2017.