Dodd is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) who works for Weathervane, a private company Dodd suspects that Burton a Weathervane employee has embezzled money from the company Dodd plans to conduct an internal investigation into the missing funds Based on these facts which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement?
Which of the following statements about the different types of alternative dispute resolutions is CORRECT?
Which of the following is required for a contract, transaction, or scheme to qualify as an investment contract?
Which of the following statements about the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) s TRUE?
Which of the following schemes involves disguising money from illegal nonbusiness sources by recording more income on a business's books than the business actually generates?
Company A sued Company B to recover damages tor the breach of a contract. In the same proceeding Company B sought damages for an allegation that Company A fraudulently induced Company B into entering the contract In this case what would Company B's claim against Company A be called?
Management at ABC Org. suspects that Marcia, an employee in charge of negotiating vendor contracts, has a conflict of interest. For ABC Org.'s conflict-of-interest claim to be actionable, which of the following scenarios must be TRUE?
In jurisdictions that allow for corporate criminal liability which of the following is typically required for the corporation to be vicariously liable for the acts of one of its employees?
Which of the following scenarios MOST ACCURATELY represents a suitability violation in a jurisdiction that imposes a suitability requirement on broker-dealers?
A business files for bankruptcy with the goal of obtaining relief from creditors so that it can rearrange its financial affairs and continue as a going concern. Which of the following describes this type of bankruptcy proceeding?
Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about the different types of alternative dispute resolution'?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations advise countries to do all of the following EXCEPT:
In most civil law jurisdictions which of the following BEST describes when a party is required to begin taking steps to preserve and produce relevant evidence?
Which of the following is a requirement of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
In most common law jurisdictions, which of the following BEST describes when the duty to preserve evidence begins?
The same customer comes into a casino each day and deposits a large amount of cash into an account but after very little gambling the customer withdraws the funds The casino employees suspect that the customer may be engaged in money laundering activity Assuming that the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations that govern the casino’s activities correspond to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations the casino:
A custodial arrest occurs when a law enforcement officer informs the suspect of their rights as a criminal defendant
John deliberately understated his income so that he could pay a lesser amount on his tax bill. This is an example of tax avoidance.
Which of the following is NOT required for a contract transaction or scheme to be classified as an investment contract?
Claude stole a large amount of cash from his employer and then deposited the funds into a domestic bank account Next, he wired the illicit funds to a foreign bank account and engaged m several other transactions using foreign accounts to make them difficult to trace Finally, he transferred the funds back to a domestic account and then spent the money. Which of the following actions was the layering stage of Claude's money laundering scheme?
During a trial in an adversarial system an attorney calls an expert witness to the stand and asks "Could you please describe the procedures you performed in your examination?'' Based on this question, which type of testimony is MOST LIKELY being presented'?
During a bankruptcy bustout scheme, or planned bankruptcy, the debtor committing the fraud typically performs which of the following actions?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations concerning cross-border transfers of currency recommend that countries do which of the following?
Which of the following is TRUE in regard to authenticating evidence in most common law systems?
Which of the following is generally NOT one of the goals of deferred prosecution agreements?
In common law jurisdictions failing to suspend routine destruction of electronic data can result in sanctions for failure to preserve relevant evidence
Raj is an employee who works in a jurisdiction that prohibits unreasonable workplace searches and surveillance in areas or items where employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy. In which of the following is Raj MOST LIKELY to have a reasonable expectation of privacy?
Acme Inc. is the debtor in a bankruptcy case that will enable the organization to continue conducting business after the proceeding. Which of the following is one of the preferred approaches to governance and management of the proceeding under the World Bank Principles for Effective Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes (World Bank Principles)?
In most civil law systems, which of the following parties typically serves as the fact finder in criminal proceedings?
Which of the following statements concerning front businesses as a method of laundering money is the LEAST ACCURATE?
Which of the following is NOT a legal element that must be shown to prove a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation of material facts?
The concealment of assets occurs most commonly in which of the following types of fraud schemes?
Which of the following is a method of disguising money acquired from illegal sources by recording more income on a business's books than the business actually generates?
Which of the following statements concerning fact finders in criminal trials in common law jurisdictions is MOST ACCURATE?
Smith, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). works for the ABC Company, a private entity that operates w\ a jurisdiction with civil laws for defamation, invasion of privacy. and conflict of interest Smith seizes and searches the personal smartphone of Green an employee of ABC even though Green was not suspected of any wrongdong Assuming that Green had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the smartphone and Smith conducted the search without a legitmate interest or authority, under which of the following claims would Green MOST LIKELY be able to recover damages against Smith?
Country A's government requires financial institutions to report all instances of a customer depositing or withdrawing more than $10,000 in a day. To avoid attention regarding his illicit assets, James deposits $9,000 each day. In which of the following schemes is James engaging?
The MAIN PURPOSE for maintaining the chain of custody on an item of evidence is to
Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE concerning how criminal bargaining agreements are typically handled in jurisdictions where such agreements are allowed?
Tatiana is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Mattress World Warehouse, a retail mattress store that has been struggling financially A week before Mattress World Warehouse files for bankruptcy Tatiana sets ten mattresses to her husband at 80% below market value Which type of fraud scheme has Tatiana MOST LIKELY committed?
In an inquisitorial judicial proceeding, which of the following parties is primarily responsible for questioning witnesses and generally has a larger role in the evidence-gathering process?
Leslie, a business owner, submits tax information regarding her company's finances to her country's taxing authority. The taxing authority allows companies to subtract the cost of production from their gross sales to determine the taxable income. To reduce her tax liability, Leslie inflates the costs of production on her tax forms. Which of the following schemes has Leslie MOST LIKELY committed?
Under the World Bank Principles for Effective Insolvency and Credit/Debtor Regimes (World Bank Principles), which of the following parties should administer the debtor's estate in liquidation bankruptcy proceedings?
Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about serf-regulatory organizations (SROs) in the securities industry?