Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a criminal and a civil case?
A)The federal government accuses investment houses of wrongdoing and investors who lost money sue them.
B)Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs across state borders.
C)Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them for damages.
D)A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud, sold to investors elsewhere in the nation.

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In this scenario, the federal government would bring criminal charges against the investment houses for wrongdoing, while the investors who lost money would file a civil lawsuit against them. Therefore, the case would be pursued as both a criminal and civil case simultaneously.

B, C, and D do not involve sufficient legal grounds for a case to be pursued as both a criminal and civil case.

Under Which of the Following Circumstances Might a Case Be