Stewart Parnell,the former CEO of the now-bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America,was charged with falsifying food safety reports required by the FDA.The reports certified that his peanut base product was salmonella free.In some cases,the tests were not yet complete when the certification was done and in other cases the tests indicated the presence of salmonella.
-Part of the case came from federal agents' examination of e-mails Mr.Parnell sent to his managers and employees.Which of the following is correct about the agents' access to those e-mails?

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Stewart Parnell,the former CEO of the now-bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America,was charged with falsifying food safety reports required by the FDA.The reports certified that his peanut base product was salmonella free.In some cases,the tests were not yet complete when the certification was done and in other cases the tests indicated the presence of salmonella.​
-Part of the case came from federal agents' examination of e-mails Mr.Parnell sent to his managers and employees.Which of the following is correct about the agents' access to those e-mails?

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The agents would have been required to obtain a warrant to access Mr. Parnell's emails, as the Fourth Amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures. The fact that employees' emails may not be private does not negate the requirement for a warrant in this case. Mr. Parnell may object to the use of the emails on Fifth Amendment grounds, but it is not clear whether such an objection would be successful.

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