INTRACORPORATE CONSPIRACIES

The doctrine of intracorporate conspiracy asserts that a corporation o r other business entity may be found vicariously liable for the wholly internal agreements of its agents. Although courts have almost unifor mly rejected civil intracorporate conspiracy allegations, the judiciar y has overwhelmingly approved the use of the intracorporate conspiracy doctrine-in federal criminal prosecutions. This article critically ex amines the federal judicial the doctrine of criminal intracorporate co nspiracy.