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If a corporation is found guilty of committing a crime and assessed a fine, who typically ends up being punished?

A) the owners of the corporation, the shareholders
B) the judicial system, the court
C) taxpayers
D) local government officials

User Alok Gupta
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Answer:

Option (A)

Step-by-step explanation:

If a corporation is found guilty of committed a crime. Then the corporation likely to face a hefty fines for committing a crime. This means the owners of the corporation and its stake holders are responsible for this crime if any of the employee of the corporation commits a crime. Hence at last the owners of the corporation and the stake holders are end up being punished.

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