Sarah, an employee of Amex Corporation, committed a serious criminal act in an attempt to obtain a large sales order for her emp

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Sarah, an employee of Amex Corporation, committed a serious criminal act in an attempt to obtain a large sales order for her emp

loyer. A court found her guilty of the felony and also found the corpora-tion guilty of criminal conduct. The company was fined $1 million. The court:a.erred in fining the company since finding both Sarah and the corporation guilty violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution.b.acted properly if this were a federal proceeding; however, it did not act properly if this were a state proceeding.c.acted properly if this were a state proceeding but not if this were a federal case.d.acted properly in this case

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White raven [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-01T09:10:11+03:00

Answer:

d.acted properly in this case

Explanation:

The court acted properly in fining the company as well, the company has the obligation to examine the conducts of its employee and ensure they are ethical. Hence, for the companies failure in carrying out the oversight function, the company is implicit in the criminal conduct of Sarah.