Agents and employees of Axiom Corporation and Obi Corporation are convicted of conspiring to violate a federal law that is punishable by a term of imprisonment and a fine.
1) Can the corporations be held liable for these crimes? If so, how can they be punished? What about the agents/employees who committed the crimes?
2) Corporate violations are typically referred to as “white collar” crimes because they do typically not involve acts of violence. Who is hurt by white collar crime? Should more, less, or equal leniency be shown in the penalties/sentences for white collar crime than for more violent crimes such as rape, murder, and armed robbery?