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Criminal

May 4, 2002

Should Andersen Be Criminally Prosecuted as a Corporation?

Forum Column - By Gilbert Geis and Joseph F. C. DiMento - To many Americans, the grand jury criminal indictment of Arthur Andersen came as a surprise. How can a corporation commit a crime? It has no mind of its own, no experience of right or wrong, no ability to act except through the agency of human beings.

        Forum Column

        By Gilbert Geis and Joseph F. C. DiMento
        
        To many Americans, the grand jury criminal indictment of Arthur Andersen came as a surprise. How can a corporation commit a crime? It has no mind of its own, no experience of right or wrong, no ...

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