The cases of Enron and Bernard Madoff go beyond a question of ethics because in both cases ________.
A) laws were clearly broken
B) many people were hurt
C) billions of dollars were involved
D) no harm was intended and they had good reasons for what they did

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A) The line between ethics and crime is crossed when laws are broken. This is clearly what happened in the Enron and the Madoff cases-in both situations individuals committed crimes and ended up going to prison for those crimes. The fact that billions of dollars were involved, many people lost their life savings, and the perpetrators may have claimed to have excuses for what they did does not change the fact that people behaved both unethically and illegally in both cases.

The Cases of Enron and Bernard Madoff Go Beyond a Question