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Question # 4

Which of the following statements about the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) s TRUE?

A.

IOSCO is a self-regulatory organization for companies that have securities traded on international securities markets

B.

IOSCO provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters affecting developing nations

C.

IOSCO is an oversight body responsible for issuing and enforcing regulations that govern all international securities markets

D.

IOSCO is recognized as the international standard-setter for securities markets

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Question # 5

Which of the following statements concerning fact finders in criminal trials in common law jurisdictions is MOST ACCURATE?

A.

The presence of a jury is always required to make factual findings in a common law criminal trial

B.

A panel of a professional judge and lay judges usually serves as the fact finder in serious cases

C.

A judge is typically responsible for factual findings

D.

Juries usually serve as the fact finder in serious cases

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Question # 6

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?

A.

Preservation order

B.

Declaratory relief

C.

Prejudgment attachment

D.

Litigation hold

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Question # 7

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'?

A.

Adversarial process

B.

Substantive law process

C.

Inquisitorial process

D.

Common law process

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Question # 8

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

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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Question # 9

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?

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

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Question # 10

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about the UK Bribery Act?

A.

Like the FCPA the UK Bribery Act contains an explicit exception for facilitating payments

B.

Even if an organization's anti-corruption program complies with the FCPA, it might not be sufficient for the purpose of complying with the UK Bribery Act

C.

Unlike the FCPA. the UK Bribery Act makes it a crime to bribe a foreign public official in connection with international business transactions

D.

The UK Bribery Act only exercises jurisdiction over individuals and corporate entities for acts of corruption when the offense occurs outside the United Kingdom

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Question # 11

Under the World Bank Principles for Effective Insolvency and Credit/Debtor Regimes (World Bank Principles), which of the following parties should administer the debtor's estate in liquidation bankruptcy proceedings?

A.

The jurisdiction's commerce department or equivalent agency

B.

The creditor with the largest claim against the debtor

C.

The debtor, supervised by an independent insolvency representative

D.

An independent insolvency representative

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Question # 12

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

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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Question # 13

Claude stole a large amount of cash from his employer and then deposited the funds into a domestic bank account Next, he wired the illicit funds to a foreign bank account and engaged m several other transactions using foreign accounts to make them difficult to trace Finally, he transferred the funds back to a domestic account and then spent the money. Which of the following actions was the layering stage of Claude's money laundering scheme?

A.

When he first deposited the funds into a domestic account

B.

When he first stole the cash from his employer

C.

When he moved the funds through several transactions using foreign accounts

D.

When he spent the money

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Question # 14

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

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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Question # 15

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

A.

Circumstantial evidence

B.

Testamentary evidence

C.

Demonstrative evidence

D.

Relevant evidence

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