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1. In most civil law systems, which of the following parties typically serves as the fact finder in criminal proceedings?

judge

A jury

A panel comprised of laypersons

A panel of court-appointed attorneys

2. Andrew wants to use a confidential informant in his investigation. He plans to compensate the informant with cash and obtain a receipt. He also plans to identify his source in a memorandum and his final report using only the informant's initials.

Which of Andrew's plans is NOT considered a best practice when using an informant?

Referring to the informant in the memorandum using the informant's initials

Using information from the informant in his final report

Creating a receipt regarding the cash payment

Compensating the informant with cash

3. 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?

Overstate revenues

Structured deposits

Trade-based laundering

None of re above

4. 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?

Preservation order

Declaratory relief

Prejudgment attachment

Litigation hold

5. Which of the following statements concerning examinations of expert witnesses in most inquisitorial jurisdictions is accurate?

The expert has the discretion to determine the scope of the examinations

The judge is not allowed to question the expert's credibility under any circumstance

The parties determine the extent of consideration to be given to the expert's testimony

The parties are often allowed to question the expert's methods and analysis

6. Kelton, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), is conducting an admission-seeking interview with Jordan, an employee in human resources (HR). Jordan is suspected of creating a fictitious employee on the company payroll and collecting the pay for that fictitious employee. Jordan denies any wrongdoing, stating that he is only paid for his own work.

Which of the following options describes the BEST piece of evidence for Kelton to show Jordan in response to his denial?

A witness statement from Jordan’s coworker who has seen Jordan book lavish vacations using his work computer.

Copies of direct deposit payslips that show matching bank account details for both Jordan and the fictitious employee.

Jordan’s computer records showing that he has access to the payroll system and can enroll new employees.

A screenshot of Jordan’s social media account where he posts negative statements about his employer.

7. Management at Oak Company has asked Arthur, an internal auditor, to implement a data analysis program to search for warning signs of potential fraud within the company.

Which of the following steps should Arthur conduct first to MOST effectively use data analysis techniques for such an initiative?

Analyze the data.

Cleanse and normalize the data

Build a profile of potential frauds.

Obtain the data.

8. Orlando is conducting a fraud examination regarding Fast Freight, a large publicly traded corporation, and wants to find the current officers and directors of the company.

Which of the following would be the best source of information for this purpose?

Commercial filings

Real property records

The company's corporate bylaws

Regulatory securities records

9. John, a fraud investigator, is interviewing Mary, who he suspects has been embezzling company funds.

Which of the following is the recommended approach John should use to ask Mary questions?

Start with questions about unknown information and work toward known information

Ask questions in random order to keep Mary from guessing the next question

Start with specific questions and move toward general questions

Seek general information before seeking specific details

10. Evidence that tends to make some fact that is in dispute more or less likely than it would be without the evidence is called:

Circumstantial evidence

Relevant evidence

Testamentary evidence

Demonstrative evidence

11. Which of the following options describes a goal of deferred prosecution agreements?

To promote the dissolution of a company if misconduct continues.

To save trial resources by getting the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious offense.

To encourage a company to effectuate change in its corporate culture.

To postpone prosecution until a company conducts an adequate internal investigation.

12. Lance stole cash from his employer and then deposited the funds into a domestic bank account . Next, he wired the funds to a foreign bank account and engaged in 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 on some home improvements .

In which of the following stages of money laundering did Lance engage when he spent the money on home improvements?

Implementation

Layering

Integration

Placement

13. Which of the following BEST describes the data analytics approach known as predictive analytics?

The employment of a learning algorithm that identifies similarities, patterns, or anomalies within a data set on its own, without human involvement

The configuration of a business program to emulate and integrate the actions of a human to execute certain business processes thus increasing efficiency and automating repetitive manual tasks

The use of historical data, along with analyses, statistics, and machine learning components, to build a mathematical model that captures important trends and creates a quantitative forecast

The use of layered artificial neural networks to accommodate more data and more sophisticated algorithms to identify complex patterns

14. Which of the following statements about the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) s TRUE?

IOSCO is a self-regulatory organization for companies that have securities traded on international securities markets

IOSCO provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters affecting developing nations

IOSCO is an oversight body responsible for issuing and enforcing regulations that govern all international securities markets

IOSCO is recognized as the international standard-setter for securities markets

15. Louis, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is investigating a potential internal fraud case originating from a whistteblower tip about embezzlement. He discovers that the organization purportedly affected by the embezzlement recorded the tip in a memorandum.

Which type of evidence would the memorandum be considered?

Testimonial evidence

Incriminating evidence

Documentary evidence

Verbal evidence

16. Which of the following is true regarding the authentication of evidence in most common law systems?

The purpose of authentication is to show that the evidence is what the party claims it is.

Digital records cannot be authenticated through a written certification by the custodian of records.

For evidence to be authenticated, it must be reviewed and voted on by a jury.

A party can introduce authenticated exhibits as evidence at trial even if the items are not relevant.

17. Pedro, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is conducting an admission-seeking interview of Manuel, a fraud suspect. After Pedro diffused Manuel's alibis. Manuel became withdrawn and stowty began to slouch m his chair, bowing his head and beginning to cry.

What should Pedro do now?

Leave the room for a short lime

Ask Manuel to sit up straight

Demand that Manuel stop crying.

Present an alternative question.

18. Esme, an expert witness in an adversarial jurisdiction, is called to the stand by an attorney for direct examination.

Which of the following types of questions will the attorney MOST LIKELY ask Esme?

Two-part questions

Open questions

Assessment questions

Leading questions

19. Which of the following is a legal element that must be shown to prove a claim for commercial bribery?

The defendant acted negligently.

The defendant gave or received a thing of value.

The principal suffered damages as a result of the bribe

The defendant failed to exercise due care.

20. At the end of a civil proceeding, the court finds the defendant, a company, liable and orders it to pay a large sum of money to compensate for the plaintiffs losses.

Which of the following BEST describes this type of remedy?

Declaratory relief

Carnages

Equitable relief

Injunction

21. A fraud examiner contacts a witness regarding an interview .

If the respondent says. ‘I’m too busy." how should the fraud examiner react?

Explain that the respondent will be subject to discipline if they do not participate

Stress that the interview will be short.

Caution the witness that avoidance of the interview will be considered suspicious.

Inquire about a more convenient time

22. Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using link analysis in a fraud investigation?

Link analysis visually displays financial ratio analysis

Link analysis is an affective tool to demonstrate complex networks

Link analysis helps identify indirect relationships with several degrees of separation.

Link analysis allows the investigator to discover patterns in data.

23. Which of the following is an element that must be proven to establish a perjury offense?

The defendant made a false statement in a court of law.

The defendant made a false statement that influenced the fact finder’s decision.

The defendant made a false statement to a judge.

The defendant made a false statement that was material to the proceeding.

24. Myra, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), is investigating an alleged embezzlement scheme committed by an accountant of a nonprofit organization. During a review of records on a computer hard drive, Myra discovers a logbook showing frequent cash withdrawals from the petty cash fund made by the suspect accountant.

Which type of evidence would the records be considered?

Analog evidence.

Virtual evidence.

Documentary evidence.

Digital evidence.

25. Which of the following examples of judicial systems would BEST be described as a civil law system?

The courts are allowed to consider both codified statutes and previous court decisions but are bound by neither

The courts are bound by both previous court decisions and codified principles or statutes

The courts are bound primarily by previous court decisions to reserve legal issues

The courts are bound by codified principles or statures but are not bound by previous court decisions

26. In which of the following scenarios would it be MOST APPROPRIATE for a fraud examiner to seek a referral for potential administrative action against an individual for misconduct?

A cybercriminal scams dozens of victims through social media communications.

A contractor is found to have submitted fake invoices to a government procurement program.

A corporate executive is discovered selling proprietary information to competitors.

A salesperson submits false documentation on loan applications so that customers are approved.

27. Naveed, a fraud suspect, has decided to make an admission to Omar, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Which of the following items of information should Omar obtain from Naveed during the verbal admission?

A general estimate of the amount of money involved in the fraud

Facts about the fraud known to co-conspirators and witnesses

A statement from Naveed indicating that his conduct was an accident

Controls that would have prevented Naveed from committing the fraud

28. Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE regarding covert operations?

Fraud examiners should conduct coven operations only after attempting conventional methods of evidence-gathering

Mistakes in covert operations generally do not cause damage to their associated investigations

Covert operations rarely prove beneficial to investigations even when planned properly.

Most jurisdictions provide protections for investigators conducting covert operations that shield them from reputational, financial, and legal consequences.

29. Which of the following is NOT true about observing the reactions of interview subjects?

The interpretation of an interview subject's reactions requires specific skills on the part of the interviewer.

The observation of a subjects body language is often just as important as the observation of the words used by the subject.

Emotive words should be used early in the interview to observe the respondents emotional reaction.

To effectively observe reactions, an interviewer should move from less sensitive to more sensitive questions as the interview progresses.

30. Marcus is trying to locate the financial statements of Acme Airlines, a multinational publicly traded corporation.

Which of the following sources would be MOST EFFECTIVE for finding this information?

Commercial filings

Civil litigation records

Organizational filings

Regulatory securities records

31. A business is found to have engaged in fraudulent misconduct following a lengthy government investigation . The findings result in the business being placed on a government roster that excludes members from participating in government programs .

This type of administrative penalty is known as:

Disallowance.

License revocation.

Debarment.

License suspension.

32. Which of the following statements concerning the appointment of expert witnesses at that is accurate?

Generally, the court appoints the primary expert witnesses in inquisitorial jurisdictions.

Generally, only the parties may select expert witnesses in inquisitor jurisdictions

Generally the court selects the primary expert witnesses in adversarial jurisdictions

Generally, only the parties may select experts to introduce testimony in adversarial jurisdictions

33. Misty, a fraud investigator, is interviewing Larry, who she suspects has been embezzling company funds.

Which of the following is NOT a recommended sequence in which Misty should ask Lam/ questions?

Ask questions in random order to prevent Larry from knowing what question comes next.

Start with questions about known information and work toward unknown information

Start with general questions and move toward specific questions

Ask questions seeking general information before seeking details

34. Which of the following situations would MOST LIKELY require access to nonpublic records to develop evidence?

Finding out where a person lives

Reviewing an individual's personal mobile phone records

Obtaining a company's business filings

Determining who owns a piece of real estate

35. Shane, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is investigating Larsen. who is active on various social networking sites. Shane wants to search and extract information from Larson's social media postings so that it can be used in court as evidence.

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement regarding what Shane should do when conducting a social media investigation of Larsen?

Shane should conduct a forensic shutdown of his computer to preserve the metadata in the social networking sites.

Shane should preserve the information from the social networking sites so that it can be established as authentic if used in court.

Shane should email himself the links of the postings so that he can retrieve them later.

Shane should preserve the information by saving the links of the postings in his 'bookmarks"

36. Each of the following statements concerning cross-examination of witnesses in adversarial jurisdictions is accurate EXCEPT:

If opposing counsel asks a very complex question, then the witness should ask for the question to be rephrased.

One of the goals of cross-examination is to discredit the witness’s testimony.

Opposing counsel will generally cross-examine a witness only if it would help the case.

During cross-examination, opposing counsel is mostly concerned with discovering information that was previously undiscovered in the case.

37. Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about the privacy of information shared through social media?

To access any user-posted information on social media sites, fraud examiners must obtain some type of legal order from the jurisdiction in which the user resides.

A fraud examiner cannot be held liable for violating a user's privacy rights if they hack or break into areas of a social networking site designated as private because all social media information is public.

The Privacy of Social Networks Treaty is a binding international treaty that makes it illegal for law enforcement to seek social media log-in credentials from users.

Hacking or breaking into information on social media sites that is restricted as private could result in liability for fraud examiners due to violation of users' privacy rights.

38. A fraud examiner is based in Mexico, a non-European Union (EU) country, and is collecting personal information from their company's human resources (HR) files about an employee based in Germany, an EU country. Based on these facts, the fraud examiner would need to comply with the EU"s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when conducting their internal investigation.

True

False

39. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding criminal proceedings and discovery in adversarial jurisdictions?

Most criminal proceedings are divided into pretrial, investigative and trial phases

Parties typically cannot request evidence from each other until after the trial begins.

The majority of criminal discovery usually occurs before the trial begins.

The judge is the primary driver of the discovery process in criminal proceedings.

40. Which of the following statements regarding the qualifications of expert witnesses in most adversarial jurisdictions is correct?

The qualification of an expert is primarily based on educational accomplishments.

An expert is not qualified to testify unless all parties involved in the litigation approve.

Certification in a specific field is not usually a factor that would help qualify an expert.

A person can be qualified to testify based on special training or experience.

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