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CFE-Law Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Law Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Which of the following is NOT an element that must be proven to establish a penury offense?

Options:

A.

The defendant made a false statement that was material

B.

The defendant made a false statement white under oath.

C.

The defendant made the statement with knowledge of its falsity

D.

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

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Questions 5

Countries A and B both follow the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations concerning cross-border transfers of currency Trevor is traveling from Country A to Country B while carrying $16,000 in cash which exceeds Country B's reporting threshold Trevor is required to disclose the amount of currency he is carrying to authorities in Country B.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 6

Which of the following is NOT a right of the accused under the United Nations' (UN) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)?

Options:

A.

Right of the accused to be informed of criminal charges

B.

Right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty

C.

Right to a trial by jury

D.

Freedom from arbitrary arrests

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Questions 7

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about the litigation privilege in common law jurisdictions?

Options:

A.

The primary purpose of the litigation privilege is to protect confidential communications between a client and the client's legal representative

B.

The litigation privilege only protects documents and materials prepared by an attorney

C.

The litigation privilege applies only while a trial is underway

D.

The litigation privilege applies only to documents and materials prepared in anticipation of litigation

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Questions 8

Under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, a financial institution's customer due diligence (CDD) procedures involve a single check on the customer's business relationships and transactions.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 9

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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Questions 10

Even if a government agent obtains consent to search by force duress or bribery, the consent will still constitute a valid waiver of the consenting party's right to be free from searches.

Options:

A.

true

B.

False

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Questions 11

Evidence that tends to make some tact at issue more or less likely than it would be without the evidence is called:

Options:

A.

Circumstantial evidence

B.

Testamentary evidence

C.

Demonstrative evidence

D.

Relevant evidence

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Questions 12

A company files a civil lawsuit against one of its directors for insider trading. At the end of the trial, a court orders the director to refrain from purchasing or obtaining the stock of a particular corporation. Which of the following BEST describes this type of remedy?

Options:

A.

Punitive damages

B.

Declaratory relief

C.

Injunction

D.

Monetary relief

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Questions 13

Bob receives a memorandum from his attorney that is protected by a legal professional privilege Bob emails the memorandum to a third party who has no need to know the information in the memorandum Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

Bob did not walve the privilege because the legal professional privilege belongs to the attorney, not the client

B.

Bob might have waived the privilege because he transmitted the protected information to a third party who has no need to know the information

C.

Bob might have waived the privilege because he used email to transmit the protected information.

D.

Bob did not waive the privilege because the legal professional privilege cannot be waived by transmitting protected information to a third party

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Questions 14

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

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Questions 15

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

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Questions 16

Each day, Rachel purchases $14 500 in bearer instruments with cash from a bank where all currency transactions above 515,000 must be reported to the government Rachets actions are a red flag of which of the following schemes'?

Options:

A.

Channel stuffing

B.

Alternative remittance system

C.

Structuring

D.

Real estate laundering

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Questions 17

Which of the following would be direct evidence that the criminal defendant a former cashier for a home improvement store committed a cash larceny scheme that resulted in the theft of more than $5 000 from the store?

Options:

A.

A diagram is used to display the location of the store's registers

B.

A witness testifies that they saw the defendant take the money

C.

A witness testifies that the defendant was almost always the last cashier to leave the store

D.

A coworker testifies that the defendant was acting nervously the day the money was taken

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Questions 18

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

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Questions 19

Grant, a fraud examiner is investigating Beatrice for embezzlement on his employer's behalf. During his investigation. Grant learns that Beatrice has cheated on her spouse and he tells several of Beatrice's coworkers about it Beatrice discovers that Grant revealed the unflattering (albeit true) information about her and decides to file a claim of defamation against Grant. Which of the following is the BEST explanation of why Beatrice will not win her defamation case?

Options:

A.

The information was true

B.

The communications to the subject's coworkers were privileged

C.

The news was not communicated to enough people

D.

The statement was not printed and distributed

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Questions 20

Leslie, a business owner, submits tax information regarding her company's finances to her country's taxing authority. The taxing authority allows companies to subtract the cost of production from their gross sales to determine the taxable income. To reduce her tax liability, Leslie inflates the costs of production on her tax forms. Which of the following schemes has Leslie MOST LIKELY committed?

Options:

A.

A value-added tax evasion scheme

B.

A falsified tax deduction scheme

C.

A sales tax scheme

D.

A tax credit evasion scheme

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Questions 21

Which of the following is one of the three basic options by which organizations can legitimize cross-border transfers of personal information?

Options:

A.

Use a third-party transferring service

B.

Obtain approval from a Certified Information Privacy Professional (C PP)

C.

Establish a contract between the entities exchanging the information

D.

Obtain a warrant granting permission to transfer the data

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Questions 22

Which of the following statements regarding using front businesses as a method of laundering money is MOST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

Front businesses are a favored method because it is easy to match the costs associated with providing customers food, liquor, and entertainment with the revenues produced.

B.

Bars, restaurants, and nightclubs are commonly used as front businesses because these venues tend to charge relatively low prices and customers rarely vary in their purchases.

C.

Front businesses can often be detected because these businesses have a large number of customers during peak operating hours and high income.

D.

A front business that conducts legitimate business can provide cover for delivery and transportation related to illegal activity.

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Questions 23

Samson Inc. operates in a jurisdiction that prohibits unreasonable workplace searches and surveillance in areas or items where employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy. In which of the following areas or items can an employee at Samson Inc. MOST LIKELY have a reasonable expectation of privacy during a workplace search?

Options:

A.

A laptop computer that was issued by Samson Inc.

B.

A desk drawer in a communal workspace.

C.

A recycling bin in the employee's office.

D.

A personal mobile phone brought to the office from home.

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Questions 24

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

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Questions 25

Ethan a U S resident, is running a Ponzi scheme As part of the scheme, he uses the U S mail system to send promotional materials to potential victims in France If the US government decides to prosecute Ethan, which of the following would provide the MOST LIKELY basis for the charges?

Options:

A.

Mail fraud

B.

Wire fraud

C.

Insider trading fraud

D.

Communications fraud

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Questions 26

Regarding the litigation privilege in common law jurisdictions, which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement?

Options:

A.

The litigation privilege prevents disclosure of documents prepared in anticipation of litigation.

B.

The litigation privilege does not protect communications made by third-party agents, such as consultants.

C.

The litigation privilege prevents disclosure of documents entered as evidence during the course of litigation.

D.

The litigation privilege protects all communications related to a case, regardless of when they occurred.

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Questions 27

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

Options:

A.

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

B.

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

C.

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

D.

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

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Questions 28

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

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Questions 29

The MOST COMMON bankruptcy fraud scheme is:

Options:

A.

Forged filing

B.

A planned bustcut

C.

A credit card bustout

D.

Concealment of assets

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Questions 30

Which of the following statements concerning front businesses as a method of laundering money is the LEAST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

A red flag of a front business is the observation of a large number of customers during peak operating hours

B.

Front businesses provide cover for delivery and transportation related to illegal activity

C.

From criminals' perspective a disadvantage to front businesses is that they generally must pay taxes on the illicit income

D.

Front businesses benefit launderers by providing a safe place to manage criminal activities

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Questions 31

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

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Questions 32

John deliberately understated his income so that he could pay a lesser amount on his tax bill. This is an example of tax avoidance.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 33

Robert, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), wants to ensure that the authenticity of the evidence he collected during his investigation is not compromised. His main objective should be to:

Options:

A.

Limit access to the evidence to judicial officials prior to trial proceedings.

B.

Prevent all other parties from obtaining physical control of the evidence.

C.

Establish a clear chain of custody to show that the evidence has not been altered.

D.

Only alter or materially change the evidence himself if absolutely necessary.

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Questions 34

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

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Questions 35

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

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Questions 36

When perpetrating a bustout scheme, an individual or business typically performs which of the following actions?

Options:

A.

Files a bankruptcy petition under the name of an uninvolved person

B.

Obtains a business insurance policy using illicit assets

C.

Uses credit to purchase a considerable amount of goods

D.

Colludes with inventory suppliers to conceal assets

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Questions 37

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.

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Questions 38

Which of the following statements concerning judgments involving parties that are in multiple jurisdictions is MOST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

If a party obtains a judgment in one jurisdiction, then that party will automatically be able to enforce the judgment wherever the defendant resides.

B.

Whether a foreign judgment is enforceable always depends on where the defendant's assets are located.

C.

If a party obtains a judgment in one jurisdiction, then that party will automatically be able to enforce the judgment in any jurisdiction.

D.

Whether a foreign judgment is enforceable might depend on whether the two jurisdictions have an enforcement treaty.

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Questions 39

Which of the following describes the purpose of an expert witness testimony at trial?

Options:

A.

To offer an opinion as to a party's guilt or innocence

B.

To give a firsthand account of the fads of the case on the record

C.

To give an opinion when the fact finder needs specialized knowledge

D.

None of the above

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Questions 40

Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE concerning how criminal bargaining agreements are typically handled in jurisdictions where such agreements are allowed?

Options:

A.

The defense generally has the discretion to decide whether to settle charges with a bargaining agreement.

B.

Both the prosecution and the defense have the discretion to decide whether to settle charges with a bargaining agreement.

C.

Only the judge assigned to the case has the discretion to decide whether to settle charges with a bargaining agreement.

D.

The prosecution generally has the discretion to decide whether to settle charges with a bargaining agreement.

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Questions 41

Which of the following is NOT an element generally required to establish a claim alleging the common law avil wrong for intentional infliction of emotional distress?

Options:

A.

The defendant acted intentionally or recklessly

B.

The victim was an employee of the defendant

C.

The victim suffered distress as a result of the defendants conduct

D.

The defendant engaged in extreme and outrageous conduct

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Questions 42

Which of the following can affect the rights that employees may have during an internal investigation?

Options:

A.

Existence of fraud risk factors

B.

Existence of violation red flags

C.

Existence of interstate compacts

D.

Existence of an employment contract

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Questions 43

Which of the following statements about the appeals process in cranial cases is MOST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

In common law jurisdictions, appellate courts are generally not permitted to make their own factual determinations when reviewing a case

B.

In civil law jurisdictions appellate courts are generally not permitted to make their own legal conclusions when reviewing a case

C.

Appellate courts will usually hear an appeal even if the petition was not filed in a timely manner

D.

Appellate courts will usually reverse a conviction even if the trial court's error did not affect the outcome of the case

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Questions 44

Which of the following scenarios is an example of the criminal sanction known as criminal forfeiture?

Options:

A.

As part of his sentence for embezzlement, a defendant is ordered to pay back his employer for the money he stole.

B.

As part of her sentence for bribery a defendant is ordered to transfer a car she received as a bribe to the government

C.

As part of her sentence for money laundering a defendant is sentenced to a three- to five-year term of incarceration

D.

As part of his sentence for tax evasion, a Defendant is ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 to the government

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Questions 45

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.

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Questions 46

During a bankruptcy bustout scheme, or planned bankruptcy, the debtor committing the fraud typically performs which of the following actions?

Options:

A.

Colludes with creditors and the trustee to pay some creditors but not ethers

B.

Bribes a trustee to overlook assets in the debtor's possession

C.

Conspires with suppliers to produce fraudulent invoices

D.

Purchases large quantities of goods on credit

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Questions 47

Which of the following would be direct evidence that an employee committed a cash larceny scheme that resulted in the theft of $800 from their employer's safe?

Options:

A.

A coworker states that the employee appeared to be nervous on the day of the theft.

B.

A diagram is used to display the location of the employer's safe.

C.

A witness testifies that they saw the employee take the money.

D.

A witness testifies that the employee was usually the last person to leave the office.

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Exam Code: CFE-Law
Exam Name: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Law
Last Update: Apr 30, 2025
Questions: 158
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