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The Whistle-Blower as Bounty Hunter
THE INITIAL BARRIER to white collar prosecutions of the corporation or its officers is the cost of acquiring information. Suppose prosecutors want to investigate whether high-ranking executives were aware of serious risks associated with a new product but still marketed the product aggressively, despite this knowledge. Where do prosecutors begin? If prosecutors just send out subpoenas for all records and emails broadly relating to this topic, they may be swamped with millions of documents that they cannot absorb or assess. To be sure, they can use the grand jury, but this is no panacea either. Information ...
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