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Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Law Questions and Answers

Question 1

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 2

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

Options:

A.

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

B.

Generally, only the parties may select expert witnesses in inquisitional jurisdictions.

C.

Generally the court selects the primary expert witnesses in adversarial jurisdictions.

D.

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

Question 3

During an internal investigation Todd a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) interviewed Janessa a fraud suspect Although Janessa wanted to leave in the middle of the interview, Todd blocked the exit and prevented her from leaving Janessa subsequently confessed to committing fraud If under these facts Janessa files a lawsuit (or false imprisonment against Todd, Todd will likely

Options:

A.

Win the case because he is protected under the qualified business privilege

B.

Lose the case if a trier of fact concludes that he restrained Janessa without consent or legal justification

C.

Lose the case because janessa did not leave the interview

D.

Win the case if he did not know the conduct was illegal

Question 4

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?

Options:

A.

Allison cannot be fired for misappropriating funds from her employer

B.

Allison cannot be fired for any reason

C.

Alison cannot be fired for informing the government of her employee’s fraud

D.

None of the above

Question 5

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

Options:

A.

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

B.

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

C.

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

D.

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

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following statements concerning money services businesses (MSBs) is INCORRECT?

Options:

A.

MSBs tend to have a tower money laundering risk than other financial institutions.

B.

MSBs are generally less strictly regulated than traditional financial institutions.

C.

A check cashing company is classified as an MSB.

D.

A currency exchange is classified as an MSB.

Question 8

In most civil law systems, the burden of proof for the government to convict a defendant in a criminal case is beyond a reasonable doubt.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 9

Which of the following is a red flag that an entity is operating a security business without the proper license or registration?

Options:

A.

The entity's website contains detailed background information.

B.

There is an unexplained absence of customer complaints against the entity.

C.

There are justified gaps in the work history of promoters at the entity

D.

The agents working at the entity have criminal records.

Question 10

In a particular country's judicial process, the judge oversees the investigation of a case is primarily responsible for questioning witnesses and generally plays a larger role in the evidence-gathering process than the parties' legal counsel Which of the following BEST describes this type of judicial process'?

Options:

A.

Adversarial process

B.

Substantive law process

C.

Inquisitorial process

D.

Common law process

Question 11

Which of the following typically does NOT have to be present for communications between an attorney and the attorney's client to be protected by a legal professional privilege?

Options:

A.

Purpose of the communications was to seek or provide legal advice

B.

A lawsuit has been filed

C.

Intent to keep the communications confidential

D.

Communication between a legal advisor and a client

Question 12

During a trial in an adversarial system an attorney calls an expert witness to the stand and asks "Could you please describe the procedures you performed in your examination?'' Based on this question, which type of testimony is MOST LIKELY being presented'?

Options:

A.

Impeachment

B.

Direct exam Ml mi

C.

Cross-examination

D.

Request for admission

Question 13

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?

Options:

A.

Declaratory relief

B.

Carnages

C.

Equitable relief

D.

Injunction

Question 14

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 15

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

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