Mulcare Corp

question 16

Multiple Choice

Mulcare Corp.started a compliance program to prevent and detect criminal conduct within the company and had specific,high-level officers in charge of overseeing the program.The company effectively communicated the program to its employees and monitored those employees who were in a position to cheat.It promptly disciplined anyone who broke the law.One effect of having this program is

• A)federal investigators would no longer investigate the company since Mulcare could take care of any problems internally.
• B)federal investigators might be convinced to limit any prosecution to those directly involved rather than attempting to get a conviction against high-ranking officers or against the company itself.
• C)the Federal Sentencing Guidelines no longer apply.
• D)any cases would be prosecuted in state,rather than federal,court.

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