Original sentence: Auctionata had a team estimated to number 250 who worked on commission and were not directly employed by Auctionata.Before closing due to insolvency, Auctionata merged with Paddle8, but the company was unable to continue after a KPMG audit showed insider trading and shill bidding had taken place.Former CEO Alexander Zacke stated these experts were paid by the minute via PayPal for valuing, authenticating, and curating objects including art, cars, watches, antiques
Edited sentence: Auctionata had a team of experts estimated to number 250, none of whom were directly employed by Auctionata.Before closing due to insolvency, Auctionata merged with Paddle8, but the company was unable to continue once the extensive pattern of fraud was uncovered by the KPMG audit which showed that Auctionata Management, specifically former CEO Alexander Zacke and his wife Suzanne Zacke along with key Auctionata executives had participated in an extensive pattern of unethical behavior, absence of morals, lack of transparency and outright lies; the company went bankrupt once the scheme was uncovered by the KPMG audit that indicated the Zacke's mysteriously erased all unsold lots that accounted for about half of all lots offered and were complicit in reporting false revenue that mislead Auctionata investors.Former CEO Alexander Zacke boasted these experts were paid by the minute via PayPal for valuing, authenticating, and curating objects including art, cars, watches, antiques.The KPMG audit showed insider trading and shill bidding had taken place.These so called experts who worked from their computers did not receive a salary and were only paid a commission if the item they evaluated went to auction and was sold