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In one of the case studies in the textbook, Rita Mae King was a purchasing agent at an electronics and appliance chain. She frequently worked with travel vendors and managed to put Spicewood Travel on the top of the preferred vendor list. Upon investigation, the fraud examiners discovered that she ran her own travel agency out of her office at the store and received kickbacks from Spicewood Travel in return for having her company use them to book trips. Why didn't the company pursue legal action against King?


A) The company didn't want the publicity so they quietly let her resign.
B) The vice president of loss prevention recommended against criminal action because of King's age and her husband's ill health.
C) There was not enough evidence to pursue a conviction.
D) Spicewood Travel agreed to reimburse the company for overcharges if they wouldn't pursue criminal action against King.

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