Legal Question in Business Law in Florida
can i be held responsible if i for work for a non profit that is illegally solictiting donation using the the state of florida name they do not have licenses or any paperwork
3 Answers from Attorneys
Don't know precisely what is going on. However, I would recommend that you not become knowingly involved with supporting an activity that you believe is a fraud or illegal. Otherwise, while you may not be directly responsible, you could be held indirectly responsible as a contributor or supporter of the questionable activity.
See the Scott Rothstein case for an example.
If you have knowledge that your employer is illegally soliciting funds or committing
other illegal acts and your work contributes to those illegal acts, you have lost an
important legal defense (lack of knowledge). You should consider whether the
actions are clearly illegal, then decide whether you will continue.
Assuming they are illegally soliciting funds and assuming they get investigated and charges are filed, the State of Florida will arrest everyone in the office, and figure things out through trial system.
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