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Which two factors assist a money laundering investigation that involves multiple countries? (Choose two.)

Law enforcement and other authorities should have access to financial information that is pertinent to the investigation.
Every country should share all their information with foreign law enforcement and government authorities to facilitate rapid investigations.
Law enforcement and other authorities should be allowed to establish and utilize joint investigative teams with law enforcement in other countries.
Law enforcement and other authorities should not expedite information sharing between countries to ensure that all information is provided at the same time to avoid premature conclusions.

Answer(s): B,C

A popular restaurant in town has begun depositing less cash than it has in prior years. In a review of the customer’s accounts, you notice that credit card receipts have increased with no explanation.

The account officer discovers that the restaurant has installed a privately-owned automated teller machine (ATM) onsite and has begun construction of a patio dining area.

Which red flag should trigger additional investigation?

Privately-owned ATM
Lower cash deposits
Increased credit card receipts
Construction of the new patio dining area

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 27

An organization’s automated surveillance system identifies large fluctuations in customer activity. As a result of an audit, the compliance officer is informed that the system is not generating alerts when activity is consistently abnormal over a long period of time. Currently the organization is evaluating new alert scenarios in an attempt to address this problem.

Which type of scenario is helpful in mitigating this weakness?

Peer
Income
Mapping
Below-the-line

Answer(s): C

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Upon a routine account review a money laundering investigator identified a number of large round dollar wire transfer deposits into a business account owned by a local auto repair shop. The wire transfers all originated from a country that is a known financial secrecy haven with poor anti-money laundering controls. The investigator concludes there appears to be no legitimate business purpose for the wire transfers and files a suspicious transaction report. The owner of the auto repair shop is popular in the community and is a well- known philanthropist.

To whom should the investigator escalate these concerns?

Audit committee
Chairman of the Board
The owner of the auto repair shop
The bank anti-money laundering officer

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 29

A compliance officer learns from an Information Technology (IT) source of a potential new financial service being discussed by the new product approval committee.

What is the correct next course of action?

Request that the new product approval committee include the compliance officer.
Go to the board of directors and try to shut the new service down immediately because the committee did not communicate with the compliance officer.
Get as much information as possible from the source so that potential risks can be researched and a report prepared and presented to the head of marketing.
Start initial research into potential risks but wait until notified that the service has been approved by the committee before initiating extensive research.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 30

What is the goal of the Egmont Group in providing a forum for Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) around the world?

To improve international laws to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and foster the implementation of domestic programs.
To provide a forum for FIUs to improve cooperation in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and to foster the implementation of domestic programs in this field.
To improve communication with law enforcement in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and to foster the implementation of domestic programs in this field.
To improve cooperation with state and federal governments in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and to foster the implementation of domestic programs in this field.

Answer(s): B

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmont_Group_of_Financial_Intelligence_Units

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QUESTION: 31

A compliance officer at an insurance company has been reviewing the transaction activity of several clients. Which transaction is considered a red flag for potential money laundering?

A client paid the quarterly life insurance premium using money orders from two different banks.
A client from a high-risk jurisdiction recently purchased property insurance for a real-estate development.
A corporation owns several affiliates and recently opened separate group life insurance policies for each of the affiliates.
A client established a $100, 000 charitable annuity with a non-profit organization that provides health and safety assistance internationally.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 32

The branch manager notices that a number of customers come in weekly and always use the same teller to process their deposits. The manager notices that the customers and the teller, who are from the same ethnic group, are speaking in a foreign language and every once in a while the customers from local ethnic restaurants will bring the teller lunch. The commercial customers that visit the teller generally deposit the same amount of cash each time they come in.

How should the branch manager respond to this activity?

Transfer the teller to another branch
Conduct further investigation before taking any other action
Encourage the teller to bring in more business from the ethnic community
Suggest to the teller to send the customers to other tellers to avoid the opportunity for collusion

Answer(s): B

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