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Questions # 136:

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.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Questions # 137:

Mitchell, a fraud examiner, believes the primary suspect in a fraud case that he is investigating is concealing the assets they accumulated with illicit proceeds of fraud. Which of the following types of financial products should Mitchell try to locate because of their appeal to asset hiders?

Options:

A.

Financial products that are complex and cannot be easily accessed.

B.

Financial products that obscure links between an asset’s initial receipt and its final disposition.

C.

Financial products that are difficult to buy and sell quickly without their market value being affected.

D.

Financial products that offer clear visibility into the asset’s ownership history.

Questions # 138:

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?

Options:

A.

Slander

B.

Intrusion into Green ' s private matters

C.

Public disclosure of private facts

D.

Conflict of interest

Questions # 139:

In common law jurisdictions, which of the following scenarios would MOST LIKELY result in sanctions for an organization for failing to preserve evidence?

Options:

A.

An employee intentionally destroys a relevant document prior to the company announcing the possibility of litigation.

B.

An employee unintentionally alters a digital document that is not directly relevant to any potential litigation that the company has announced to its staff.

C.

An employee accidentally deletes a digital document that is relevant to litigation after the company announces that such litigation is a possibility.

D.

An employee abstains from destroying a document relevant to an ongoing proceeding even though this act violates the company ' s document retention policy.

Questions # 140:

Which of the following statements regarding the planning process for admission-seeking interviews is MOST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

The interviewee may bring a friend or relative to the interview for translation purposes if an interpreter is required to ensure that their responses are translated accurately.

B.

Chairs in the interview room should be positioned close together with no more than two feet of space between them to foster a sense of assurance and trust during the interview.

C.

Fraud examiners should allow the presence of outside observers in interviews if laws or regulations in the jurisdiction require their presence or there are language barriers.

D.

Fraud examiners should seek to interview suspects remotely whenever possible because remote interview settings are more comfortable for interviewees and reduce potential distractions.

Questions # 141:

Company A used Company B to recover damages for 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?

Options:

A.

Counterclaim

B.

Collateral attack

C.

Reversal

D.

Cross-claim

Questions # 142:

In civil law systems, which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE concerning appellate court review of civil trials?

Options:

A.

Appellate courts are limited to reviewing legal decisions, not factual determinations.

B.

Appellate courts are obligated to modify the trial court’s decision in some capacity.

C.

Appellate courts may gather new evidence and obtain additional testimony.

D.

Appellate courts are limited to reviewing factual determinations, not legal decisions.

Questions # 143:

Greg is serving as an expert witness and is being cross-examined at trial. The questioning party gets Greg to state that he spent considerable time working on a certain issue in the case. Then the questioning party asks many questions on a tangential issue in the case that Greg knows little about. Which of the following describes the questioning party ' s method?

Options:

A.

Myopic vision

B.

Personal attack

C.

Bias

D.

Sounding board

Questions # 144:

Jackson, a digital forensic examiner for a government agency, is conducting a criminal investigation into the alleged embezzlement of funds from the government ' s Welfare Department (WD). Ginny. a WD employee, is the prime suspect. Jackson obtains a court order authorizing him to seize Ginny ' s personal computer for forensic examination. Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement?

Options:

A.

If Ginny ' s computer is running. Jackson should perform a graceful shutdown by turning it off using the normal shutdown process

B.

If Ginny’s computer is off and Jackson needs evidence that exists only in the form of volatile data, he should turn the computer on and retrieve data directly via the computer ' s normal interface.

C.

If Ginny ' s computer is off. Jackson should not turn it on unless he plans to use an encryption device that can guarantee that the system ' s hard drive will not be accessed during startup.

D.

If Ginny ' s computer is running. Jackson may retrieve data from the computer directly via its normal interface if the evidence that he needs exists only in the form of volatile data

Questions # 145:

Cynthia is preparing to conduct a covert investigation. Prior to conducting surveillance of her subject, she creates a memorandum outlining the basis for her operation Which of the following pieces of information should she include in her memorandum?

Options:

A.

The name of the subject she will be observing

B.

Her first impression regarding the subject ' s culpability

C.

The identities of any confidential sources to be used in the operation

D.

All of the above

Questions # 146:

If a fraud examiner needs to establish a baseline with an interviewee, which of the following questions would be MOST EFFECTIVE in accomplishing this task?

Options:

A.

“What time do you usually start working each day?”

B.

“How strong do you think your department’s internal controls are?”

C.

“Are you familiar with the company’s anti-fraud policy?”

D.

“Have any of your coworkers mentioned experiencing financial pressure?”

Questions # 147:

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?

Options:

A.

A fraudulent bankruptcy

B.

A fraudulent conveyance

C.

A planned bustout

D.

A concealed transfer

Questions # 148:

Arnold, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) for Integra Wealth, learns that Elizabeth, an accounts payable clerk, recently purchased an expensive ski boat Arnold also knows that Elizabeth recently purchased a vacation home on a nearby lake Arnold has sufficient predication to:

Options:

A.

Notify management of the possibility that Elizabeth has committed fraudulent acts

B.

Search Elizabeth ' s mobile phone for evidence of misconduct.

C.

Accuse Elizabeth directly of having committed fraud

D.

Conduct discreet inquiries into Elizabeth ' s responsibilities as an accounts payable clerk

Questions # 149:

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?

Options:

A.

Integration

B.

Placement

C.

Implementation

D.

Layering

Questions # 150:

Nora, a health care provider b convicted of health care fraud in criminal court After her conviction, the national health agency begins a proceeding to prohibit Nora from seeking reimbursement from government health care programs for five years Which type of administrative penalty is the national health agency seeking?

Options:

A.

License suspension

B.

Debarment

C.

License revocation

D.

Disenfranchisement

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