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That is what a corporation is for it takes the civil responsibility of the business. But it cant be held criminally liablel can it? Would the entire company be thrown in jail or just those responsible for the crime?
You obviously can't throw a corporation in jail, so you would punish those employees that broke the law. However, corporations can be prosecuted criminally, though it doesn't happen frequently for very good reasons. A criminal indictment is essentially a death sentence to any publicly held company, and as the government realized with the Arthur Anderson debacle, is a terrible method of achieving deterrence. That's why we have deferred prosecution agreements.