>If you're a summer intern, sure, you can go home and feel good about getting extra credit.
Unless the summer intern didn't accomplish a single thing, maybe not. I would say that you are guilty if you ordered something bad to be done, or carried out a bad order, and an accomplice to the guilty if you supported the actions of someone who was ordering or carrying out something bad.
After WW2 it was established that soldiers following orders were still guilty of crimes if they knew that their actions were unlawful. Following orders does not excuse guilt.
Unless the summer intern didn't accomplish a single thing, maybe not. I would say that you are guilty if you ordered something bad to be done, or carried out a bad order, and an accomplice to the guilty if you supported the actions of someone who was ordering or carrying out something bad.