Over a period of years, Allen knowingly and wilfully engaged in numerous transac

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Over a period of years, Allen knowingly and wilfully engaged in numerous transactions that entailed the fraudulent sale of worthless swampland to elderly persons who lived in various parts of the United States. Mrs. Hinton unsuspectingly bought some of this worthless land from Allen, and she paid him $10,000 for the property. Under these facts: a. Allen can only be criminally prosecuted for violation of RICO. b. Allen can only be civilly sued by the government for violation of RICO. c. Allen can be prosecuted for violation of RICO and he can be civilly sued by Mrs. Hinton for $10,000 for violation of RICO. d. Allen can be prosecuted for violation of RICO and he can be civilly sued by Mrs. Hinton for $30,000 for violation of RICO.

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c. Allen can be prosecuted for violation of RICO and he can be civilly sued by Mrs. Hinton for $10,000 for violation of RICO.

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