Which of the Following Is True Regarding Corporate Executives Being

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding corporate executives being held personally liable for business crime under the "responsible corporate officer" doctrine?

• A) A corporate executive may never be held personally liable for a business crime.
• B) Corporate executives may only be held personally liable for a business crime if they benefited personally from their actions in executing the business crime.
• C) Corporate executives may be found personally liable for a business crime even if they did not engage in, direct, or know about a specific criminal violation.
• D) A court may not assess criminal liability on a corporate executive unless the executive directly engaged in the specific criminal violation.
• E) Criminal liability may not be assessed against a corporate executive unless the executive directly engaged in the criminal activity and also profited directly and personally from the criminal activity.

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