FBI FBI Financial Crimes and Money Laundering

Question 1

What are the three recognized stages of money laundering?

Accepted Answer

Placement, Layering, Integration

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Collection, Transfer, Concealment

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Acquisition, Distribution, Laundering

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Deposit, Movement, Extraction

Question 2

The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requires financial institutions to file a Currency Transaction Report (CTR) for cash transactions exceeding what threshold in a single business day?

Accepted Answer

$10,000

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$5,000

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$25,000

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$50,000

Question 3

What is 'structuring' (also known as 'smurfing') in the context of federal financial crimes?

Accepted Answer

Breaking large cash transactions into smaller amounts to evade mandatory reporting requirements

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Organizing a criminal enterprise's financial management hierarchy

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Creating shell companies to conceal ownership of assets

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Layering funds through multiple international wire transfers

Question 4

Which federal statute serves as the primary law used to prosecute money laundering offenses in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Money Laundering Control Act (18 U.S.C. § 1956)

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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

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Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. § 5311)

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Question 5

In financial crimes investigations, what is a 'shell company'?

Accepted Answer

A business entity with no active operations used to conceal ownership or launder money

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A company primarily engaged in seafood or natural resource imports

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A legitimate small business with no more than 10 employees

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A foreign-owned company operating legally within the United States

Question 6

What is a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) and who is required to file it?

Accepted Answer

A document financial institutions must file with FinCEN when they detect potentially illegal financial activity

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A report filed by law enforcement after arresting a financial crime suspect

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An FBI internal memo documenting potential terrorist financing leads

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A court document submitted when requesting subpoenas for financial records

Question 7

Which U.S. government agency serves as the primary financial intelligence unit and processes Suspicious Activity Reports and Currency Transaction Reports?

Accepted Answer

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI)

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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)