Which one of the following statements concerning the federal RICO law is incorrect?
A) RICO does not criminalize a person for being a racketeer-it criminalizes the person's conduct of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering.
B) A violation of a state criminal law cannot be used as a predicate act under RICO if the statute of limitations has run out on the prosecution of the state offense.
C) RICO has become a basis for prosecuting white-collar criminals as well as a weapon for prosecution of organized crime.
D) Unlike other criminal statutes, which are narrowly construed, RICO is intended to be liberally construed to effectuate its intended purpose.
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