Mulcare Corp.started a compliance program to prevent and detect criminal conduct within the company and had specific,high-level officers in charge of overseeing the program.The company effectively communicated the program to its employees and monitored those employees who were in a position to cheat.It promptly disciplined anyone who broke the law.One effect of having this program is
A)federal investigators would no longer investigate the company since Mulcare could take care of any problems internally.
B)federal investigators might be convinced to limit any prosecution to those directly involved rather than attempting to get a conviction against high-ranking officers or against the company itself.
C)the Federal Sentencing Guidelines no longer apply.
D)any cases would be prosecuted in state,rather than federal,court.

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Mulcare Corp.started a compliance program to prevent and detect criminal conduct within the company and had specific,high-level officers in charge of overseeing the program.The company effectively communicated the program to its employees and monitored those employees who were in a position to cheat.It promptly disciplined anyone who broke the law.One effect of having this program is
A)federal investigators would no longer investigate the company since Mulcare could take care of any problems internally.
B)federal investigators might be convinced to limit any prosecution to those directly involved rather than attempting to get a conviction against high-ranking officers or against the company itself.
C)the Federal Sentencing Guidelines no longer apply.
D)any cases would be prosecuted in state,rather than federal,court.

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The presence of a compliance program can convince federal investigators to limit prosecution to those directly involved in criminal conduct rather than attempting to hold the entire company or high-ranking officers responsible. This is due to the program's effectiveness in preventing and detecting criminal conduct within the company. The federal sentencing guidelines still apply, and any cases would likely still be prosecuted in federal court if deemed necessary.