During a bankruptcy bustout scheme, or planned bankruptcy, the debtor committing the fraud typically performs which of the following actions?
Which of the following statements regarding using front businesses as a method of laundering money is MOST ACCURATE?
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 digital currencies, such as bitcoin, is MOST ACCURATE?
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding criminal proceedings and discovery in adversarial jurisdictions?
Frederick has multiple high-volume foreign bank accounts. The country he lives in requires him to report such accounts annually for tax purposes but he regularly and intentionally fails to report his accounts in order to reduce the amount of taxes he must pay. Which of the following schemes has Frederick MOST LIKELY committed?
Greta obtained money from illegal activities, which she deposited into a domestic bank account. Next, she moved the funds to several foreign accounts in the form of fake loans and transactions to make the audit trail difficult to follow. Finally, she transferred the funds back to a domestic account that she controlled and then spent the money. In which of the following stages of money laundering did Greta engage when she first deposited the money into a domestic account?
Under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, a financial institution's customer due diligence (CDD) procedures involve a single check on the customer's business relationships and transactions.
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:
Which of the following statements concerning judgments involving parties in multiple jurisdictions is MOST ACCURATE?
The________________requires that an employee act solely in the best interest of their employer, free of any serf-dealing, conflicts of interest, or other abuse that results in a personal advantage
Allison works for a government contractor She informs the government that her employer has been submitting false claims to the government for payment Later it is discovered that Allison has misappropriated more than $50,000 of her employer's money Alison qualifies as a whistleblower entitled to anti-retaliation protection under the law because of her report to the government Which of the following statements about Allison is CORRECT?
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?
Samson Inc. operates 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 areas or items can an employee at Samson Inc. MOST LIKELY have a reasonable expectation of privacy during a workplace search?
Before her criminal trial for embezzlement Monique contacts witnesses against her and offers to pay them if they change their stories Based on her actions the government would MOST LIKELY bring additional charges against Monique for:
Which of the following statements concerning alternative remittance systems is INCORRECT?
Which of the following is a red flag that might be indicative of an entity operating a security business without the proper license or registration?
The government filed a avil action against a politician for accepting real estate as a bribe. There is a possibility that the politician could transfer the real estate to a third party before the court enters a final judgment Which type of order should the government seek from the court to prevent the politician from transferring the real estate?
Which of the following scenarios MOST ACCURATELY represents a suitability violation in a jurisdiction that imposes a suitability requirement on broker-dealers?
All of the following are methods of pretrial civil discovery commonly found in common law jurisdictions EXCEPT:
Greta is convicted of white-collar crime. However, her sentence is suspended in return for her promise of good behavior. Which of the following BEST describes Greta's sentence?
Which of the following is an example of a trade-based money laundering scheme?
To determine if a misrepresentation in the offer or sale of any securities is material a fraud examiner should answer which of the following questions?
A prosecutor died criminal charges against Rosa calming that she stole Juan's personal information and sold his identity on the dark web Juan wants to file a civil lawsuit against Rosa to recover damages arising from the identity theft Can Juan file the civil action before the criminal action against Rosa is completed?
Which of the following typically does NOT need to be present for communications between an attorney and the attorney's client to be protected by a legal professional privilege?
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 statements concerning money services businesses (MSBs) is INCORRECT?
Jay files for bankruptcy in order to settle all of his debts. During the bankruptcy proceeding, the court sells off his property and uses the proceeds to pay Jay's creditors, thereby discharging all of Jay's dischargeable debts. This type of bankruptcy proceeding can BEST be described as:
Which of the following statements about the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is TRUE?
Which of the following would be direct evidence that an employee committed a cash larceny scheme that resulted in the theft of $800 from their employer's safe?
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECD) Recommendation on Combating Bribery m International Business (Recommendation) urges member states to combat the bribery of foreign public officials by taking steps to improve which of the following primary areas within their respective infrastructures?
Which of the following statements about the different types of alternative dispute resolutions is CORRECT?
Antonio is investigating Sam on behalf of their employer, XYZ Company. During the investigation, Antonio tells a group of their coworkers who are not involved in the investigation that he discovered Sam has a serious gambling addiction, which is true. Assuming that their jurisdiction has civil laws for all of the following causes of action, which one would give Sam the BEST chance for success if he decides to bring a civil action against Antonio?
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?
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?
When perpetrating a bustout scheme, an individual or business typically performs which of the following actions?
Alicia has been charged with tax evasion. As a defense, Alicia claims that she made an honest mistake due to the complexity of the tax law and did not intentionally violate the jurisdiction's tax laws. If the court finds that her mistake was made in good faith, then she will most likely NOT be found to have willfully engaged in fraudulent actions to avoid reporting or paying her taxes.
Freya, a government contractor, has been convicted of colluding with other contractors to manipulate the competitive bidding process. After her conviction, Freya's name is added to a list of individuals who are prohibited from bidding on government contracts for a period of five years. The administrative penalty that Freya received is BEST described as:
Which of the following statements concerning the selection of expert witnesses during trial is MOST ACCURATE?
Which of the following is NOT a legal element that must be shown to prove a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation of material facts?
Which of the following choices is a method of pretrial civil discovery that is often found in common law jurisdictions?
Which of the following statements concerning judgments involving parties that are in multiple jurisdictions is MOST ACCURATE?