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ACFE CFE-Law Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Law Exam Practice Test

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Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Law Questions and Answers

Question 1

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?

Options:

A.

Preservation order

B.

Declaratory relief

C.

Prejudgment attachment

D.

Litigation hold

Question 2

Which of the following is a legal element that the government must show to prove a cnminal conspiracy?

Options:

A.

One of the conspirators knowingly committed an oven act in furtherance of the conspiracy

B.

The conspirators accomplished the purpose of the conspiracy that was initially established

C.

The defendant knew all the details or objectives of the conspiracy

D.

The defendant knew the identity of all the participants in the conspiracy

Question 3

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations advise countries to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Use a risk-based approach when setting anti-money laundering policies

B.

Require financial institutions to keep certain records and establish anti-money laundering policies.

C.

Require financial institutions to monitor their customers' political affiliations.

D.

Enable authorities to trace freeze, and confiscate assets suspected in money laundering and terrorist financing

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a legal element that must be shown to prove a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation of material facts?

Options:

A.

The victim relied on the misrepresentation

B.

The defendant acted negligently

C.

The defendant made a false statement (i, e., a misrepresentation of fact)

D.

The victim suffered damages as a result of the misrepresentation

Question 5

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about rules prohibiting securities broker-dealers from making unsuitable recommendations on investments or investment strategies?

Options:

A.

A suitability violation occurs when a broker does not carry out a trade requested by or promised to a customer

B.

A suitability violation occurs when a broker recommends an investment or investment strategy that is inconsistent with the client's objectives

C.

A suitability violation occurs when a broker trades in a client's account without obtaining prior approval for making the transaction(s).

D.

A suitability violation occurs when a broker enters into transactions and manages a client's account for the purpose of generating excessive commissions

Question 6

Cory has been charged with lax evasion for filing a false tax return. As a defense, Cory claims that he made an honest mistake due to the tax law's complexity, and he did not intentionally submit an incorrect tax return If the court finds that his mistake was in good faith the most likely will NOT be found to have "willfully'" engaged m fraudulent actions to avoid reporting or paying his taxes.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 7

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

Question 8

In jurisdictions that allow criminal bargaining agreements the defendant's counsel generally has the discretion to determine whether a bargaining agreement is available to the defendant.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding civil lawsuits in most jurisdictions is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

The plaintiffs initial filing does not typically need to contain a summary of the evidence

B.

Civil lawsuits begin with the filing of a pleading, usually in the jurisdiction in which the defendant resides or where the claim arose

C.

The plaintiff’s initial filing with the court does not typically need to include the specific facts on which the claim relies.

D.

All of the above are correct

Question 10

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?

Options:

A.

Overstate revenues

B.

Structured deposits

C.

Trade-based laundering

D.

None of re above

Question 11

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?

Options:

A.

A tax credit evasion scheme

B.

A value-added tax evasion scheme

C.

An excise tax evasion scheme

D.

An income and wealth tax evasion scheme

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the elements that the government must prove to establish a violation of a law criminalizing false statements to government agencies?

Options:

A.

The government relied on the false statement

B.

The defendant knew the statement was false

C.

The defendant made a false statement

D.

The false statement was material

Question 13

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?

Options:

A.

Management was directly involved with the offense

B.

Management knew of the underlying offense but did not correct it

C.

The corporation had previous violations of a similar nature

D.

The employee was acting within the scope of their employment

Question 14

Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE regarding cross-examination of witnesses in adversarial systems?

Options:

A.

If opposing counsel asks an overly complex question during cross-examination, witnesses should ask for the question to be rephrased

B.

If an expert witness's opinion is at risk of being distorted during cross-examination, the expert should avoid answering the question

C.

The primary purpose of cross-examination is for opposing counsel to discover information previously unknown to opposing counsel.

D.

The general rule is for opposing counsel to cross-examine all witnesses to ensure that important details are not missed by the fact finder

Question 15

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

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