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

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:

A) erred in fining the company since that violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution because Sarah was also found guilty of committing the crime.
B) acted properly if this were a federal proceeding; however, it did not act properly if this were a state proceeding.
C) acted properly if this were a state proceeding but not if this were a federal case.
D) acted properly in this case.

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