Although ABC Corporation Has a Comprehensive Ethics Program,several of Its

question 5

Multiple Choice

Although ABC Corporation has a comprehensive ethics program,several of its employees have been charged with financial fraud.If ABC is subsequently convicted of the crime and sentenced under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines,it can expect _________.

• A)strict sanctions without the possibility of leniency
• B)lenient sanctions because it has a comprehensive ethics program
• C)standard sanctions regardless of its comprehensive ethics program
• D)reassurance of no sanctions because it has a comprehensive ethics program

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