In June 2000, the SEC brought civil charges against seven top executives of Cendant Company. The SEC alleged that these officials had, among other things, inflated income by more than $100 million through improper use of company reserves. These proceedings were a result of a longstanding investigation by the SEC of financial fraud that started back in the 1980s. In your opinion, in which stage of the criminal litigation process is this case? Why?

Respuesta :

Answer:

First stage  

Explanation:

Filing of criminal charges against an offender is usually the first stage in a criminal litigation process. The investigation carried out by SEC is a preliminary process and may not be counted as First stage.

The criminal litigation process is made up seven ( 7 ) process and the investigative part of the process is to Identify the civil charges