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Which of the following is a recommended strategy when conducting admission-seeking interviews?
''The interviewer must not express disgust, outrage, or moral condemnation... the basic logic of obtaining confessions can be summed up as maximize sympathy and minimize the perception of moral wrongdoing''.
Sympathy creates an environment conducive to confession, while other options (third-party presence, emphasizing immorality, or pressuring with time) are explicitly discouraged.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding link analysis?
The manual explains:
''Link analysis is very effective for identifying indirect relationships... and is particularly useful when conducting a money laundering investigation because it can track the placement, layering, and integration of money'' .
Therefore, statement A is false, making it the correct choice.
A fraud examiner believes that a suspect might have used illicit funds to construct a commercial building to fit a restaurant. Which of the following records would be the MOST helpful in confirming the owner of the building?
To confirm ownership of a building, real estate and permit records are most useful. The Manual notes that real property records and related permits identify the owner, provide legal descriptions, and show improvements such as construction of commercial buildings. Court or voter registration records would not typically establish property ownership.
Andrew wants to use a confidential informant in his investigation. He plans to compensate the informant with cash and obtain a receipt. He also plans to identify his source in a memorandum and his final report using only the informant's initials. Which of Andrew's plans is NOT considered a best practice when using an informant?
Referring to the informant in the memorandum using the informant's initials
Best practice requires that informants be identified only by symbols (e.g., I-1, I-2), not by initials, to protect their identity. Cash payments are acceptable but must be accompanied by a receipt.
Amanda needs to know the location of the principal office and the date of incorporation of a company she is investigating. Which of the following would be the BEST source of this information?
The Fraud Examiners Manual notes:
''Companies are formed by submitting some type of organisational filing... these company records are generally public records and will include: corporate name, ownership information, location of the principal office, date of incorporation''.
The Prep guide also confirms: ''A company's organisational filing with the government generally includes information about the company's ownership, initial shareholders, and the location of its principal office''.
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