If a lower level person in a firm does something illegal,like "cooking the books" to understate costs and thereby increase profits above the correct profits ,ecause he or she was told to do so by a superior,the lower level person cannot be prosecuted but the superior can be prosecuted.

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Both the lower level person and the superior can be prosecuted in this situation. Ignorance of the law is not a valid defense for committing illegal acts, even if one was ordered to do so by a superior.

If a Lower Level Person in a Firm Does Something