Sarah,an employee of Amex Corporation,committed a serious criminal act in an attempt to obtain a large sales order for her employer.A court found her guilty of the felony and also found the corporation guilty of criminal conduct.The company was fined $1 million.The court

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The court acted properly in finding both Sarah and the corporation guilty of criminal conduct. Corporations, like individuals, can be held criminally liable for their actions. This is known as corporate criminal liability. The fine imposed on the corporation is a form of punishment for the criminal conduct committed by its employee. The Double Jeopardy Clause is not violated because the corporation and the individual are separate legal entities, and their punishments do not constitute double jeopardy for each other. The exclusionary rule does not apply in this case because it deals with the admissibility of evidence, not the liability of a corporation for criminal conduct.

Sarah,an Employee of Amex Corporation,committed a Serious Criminal Act in an Attempt