The RICO Act of 1970 is one of the major federal acts that:?
a. makes it permissible to use circumstantial rather than direct evidence to enforce conspiracy violations.
b. aims to stop the flow of drugs by imposing severe penalties for possession.
c. makes it easier for prosecutors to charge and convict those apprehended in the sale of illegal drugs.
d. makes the use of pen registers legal in the investigation of criminal networks.
Ans: a. makes it permissible to use circumstantial rather than direct evidence to enforce conspiracy violations.
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