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Questions # 1:

Which activity would likely be involved in the integration stage ofmoney laundering?

Options:

A.

Depositing international money orders


B.

Buying or selling properly by a shell company


C.

Transferring funds between multiple shell corporations


D.

Wiringlandsto off-shore banks


Questions # 2:

You work in the general counsel's office al a mid-size online retail firm. Your firm specializes in women's clothing which it sources from an international supply chain.

A nonprofit group has recently released a report on the trafficking of persons for forced labor in the textiles industry. One of the countries that the report singles out for particularly widespread abuses is home to several of yourfirms’suppliers.

The generalcounsel’soffice is asked to develop a program for due diligence on suppliers tied to their human trafficking risks

Which steps would be MOST appropriate to include? Choose 2 answers

Options:

A.

Request suppliers provide employee wage statements and payment records and inspect for omissions or signs of alterations


B.

Schedule interviews with suppliers to ask questions on recruitment compensation and their production processes


C.

Request that all suppliers produce their most current profit and loss statement, and update it on a periodic basis


D.

Review media outlets and social media sites for any information that could connect suppliers to government officials


Questions # 3:

You are a fraud investigator lor a U S securities firm. You are currently investigating potential market manipulation involving stock in a company that was created in the Channel Islands.

One of your brokers has 500,000 shares of this stock in several of his customer's accounts This stock had no trading activity for the past several years In Ihe past 30days he has been selling stock in 5,000-share increments every day from his customer accounts.

Upon review of your firm's books you notice that none of your other customers have bought this stock. Your firm has filed a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) on this activity. Since this activity is putting your firm at risk you decide to contact your regulator and law enforcement to further the investigation Which items do these agencies have access to that you would not? Choose 2 answers

Options:

A.

Emails sent by your broker regarding Ihe selling activity


B.

The names of Ihe beneficial owners of the company


C.

SARs filed at other U S securities firms


D.

The names of the individuals purchasing Ihe stock


Questions # 4:

Your client is the family of a man who is deceased. The family remembers stones that their father (the deceased) had a Cayman Islands company where he held his investments. They have located a file containing an old Cayman Islands bank statement in the name of Company A Limited and in care of a post office address. They want to know what information they can find out about the company and the account.

How can they determine if the company still exists?

Options:

A.

Conduct an internet search for the company's name as company information is public


B.

Visit the post office and ask for access to the PO Box


C.

Check with the Corporate Registry as this information is public


D.

Contact the bank and ask the status of the company


Questions # 5:

During an organizational overview of financial crime controls, Ms. Patel, the compliance analyst, discovers that certain customer due diligence procedures are inconsistently applied across different branches of the organization. What should Ms. Patel recommend to address this issue?

Options:

A.

Conduct a comprehensive review of existing customer due diligence procedures.


B.

Implement additional layers of bureaucracy to ensure uniformity.


C.

Disregard the inconsistencies as they may not significantly impact compliance.


D.

Assign responsibility for customer due diligence to individual branch managers.


Questions # 6:

A large banking institution retains a collections law firm to determine if a $25 million default on a commercial loan is fraud. The attorneys need to determine if the defaulting parly is worth pursuing in civil litigation by first determining if the defaulting entity and/or individual committed fraud by intentionally defaulting.

Which is an indicator or a red flag that the defaulting party could be committing fraud?

Options:

A.

The loan IS collateralized by accounts receivable


B.

The payments toward the loan have been delinquent many times over several years of maintaining Ihe loan


C.

A history of bankruptcies is found relating to the defaulting entity or individual


D.

The individual or entity involved in the default loan maintains numerous holding companies


Questions # 7:

As an internal auditor for a commercial financial institution you are reviewing fixed term loans to a commercial customer that you are convinced were used to launder proceeds of crime.

Which three situations support your suspicion of money laundering? Choose 3 answers

Options:

A.

Loan proceeds were partly disbursed by wire to a higher risk country with strict customer privacy laws


B.

The company's CFO is Ihe son-in-law of the Minister of Defense for a neighboring country


C.

Repayment firms were not followed and the loan was fully repaid early


D.

The customer is now classified as higher credit risk and would no longer qualify for a loan


Questions # 8:

Which of the following factors should be considered when assessing the effectiveness of an organization’s financial crime controls during an organizational overview?

Options:

A.

The number of employees in the compliance department.


B.

The geographical locations of the organization's operations.


C.

The organization's profitability.


D.

The frequency of employee training on financial crime prevention.


Questions # 9:

Company A a multinational manufacturing corporation, recently acquired a local company in Country Z that has a high level of state involvement in ihe economy and history of corruption Before purchasing the company. Company A hired a major international law firm to conduct a due diligence review and uncover any potential violations of global anti-corruption laws When the review came back free of issues Company A completed its acquisition.

Two years later executives from Company A were conducting their first anti-corruption compliance training with employees from the Country Z office During the training session Company A executives were alerted by Country Z-based employees that the distributors the company uses may be bribing government officials Company A had not conducted a review of distributors in Country Z, and when it began to look into the allegations it found widespread potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.

Which are two weaknesses in Company A's anti-corruption compliance program? Choose 2 answers

Options:

A.

The due diligence review should have been exclusively conducted by local counsel from within Country Z becausetheywould be better versed in the country's culture and laws


B.

Company A failed to reach out directly togovernmentagencies within Country Z to request information on any history of corrupt payments at the company it was acquiring


C.

Company A should have conducted anti-corruption compliance training as soon as possible after acquiring the company in Country Z


D.

Company A did not include its distributors within Country Z when conducting its anti-corruption due diligence and training


Questions # 10:

A customer wishes to open a personal account at Bank A with a cashier's check A representative at Bank A has the customer fill out a questionnaire including questions about the source of wealth as well as the primary purpose of the account.

To perform appropriate due diligence which three activities should Bank A perform? Choose2answers

Options:

A.

Conduct enhanced due diligence due to the account being opened with a cashier's check


B.

Take into account factors such as whether the customer lives in a high-risk jurisdiction


C.

Confirm the customers source of wealth including verification of employment


D.

Verity the customer's personal details such as the customer's address both via his provided identification and independently through public record searches


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