ohn is a low – level employee at an accounting firm. In his duty as an employee at the firm, John forges documents and signatures on documents regarding the firm’s clients. John does this because his boss asked him to . Although the boss asked John to commit the orgery, his boss had no direct action in creating the documents or forging the signatures. Now the company is being sued. In addition to the company’s liability, which of the following persons potentially could be held personally liable for a corporate crime? I. John II . John’s manager III. The CEO, who in this specific case we assume could have prevented the crime.
III only. I and II . I, II , and III. I only. None of these employees can be personally liable; only the company is liable.
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