The US Sentencing Guidelines Allow Punishment for Environmental Crimes to Be

question 372

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines allow punishment for environmental crimes to be lessened if a company has a record of doing which of the following:

• A) reporting on other polluters in the industry
• B) voluntarily reporting illegal actions
• C) donating money to environmental groups
• D) reporting on other polluters in the industry and voluntarily reporting illegal actions
• E) reporting on other polluters in the industry and voluntarily reporting illegal actions and donating money to environmental groups

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