The US Sentencing Guidelines Allow Punishment for Environmental Crimes to Be

question 284

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) strong internal compliance programs
• D) voluntarily reporting illegal actions and strong internal compliance programs
• E) voluntarily reporting illegal actions and strong internal compliance programs and reporting on other polluters in the industry

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