In an attempt to ensure the selection of his bid for a government project in a foreign country Mr. Jones decided to pay off a foreign official who had the ability to influence the process Mr. Jones created a shell company to conduct the transaction.
In exchange for this influence Mr. Jones created a series of invoices that made it appear as if his shell company owed money to Ihe foreign official Mr. Jones wired money from his bank account in the US to the shell company in the foreign jurisdiction for credit to the government official Unfortunately for Mr. Jones, the official did not keep his promise and Jones did not gel the bid.
When did money laundering FIRST occurs?
You work in a federal government agency processing benefits for millions of people who meet a specified sell of conditions (e. g, age, business size, medical necessity). The requests for benefits are filed electronically. Knowing that Fraudsters often falsely claim eligibility you have been asked to recommend analytical solutions to reduce the fraud across the agency's operations.
Which analytical or investigative method would MOST effectively identify potential fraudsters at the agency's enterprise level of operations?
You are a manager in Ihe fraud department of a regional bank Upon returning from a three-day weekend one of your analysts informs you that in the last 48 hours a high volume of suspicious activity has been detected in a number of a small business accounts.
The accounts are showing a similar pattern - first a small funds transfer to institutions in other countries followed by a series of larger transactions to the same institutions initiated in rapid succession.
Concerned about the activity you contact your senior compliance managers and recommend these transactions be suspended or clawed back pending further investigation. Based on the information available which additional steps should you recommend?
Choose 2 answers
Jane is a dual citizen of the United Stales and Country B a known lax haven, she has permanently relocated to Country B The lax authorities in the U.S. and Country B have a well-established cooperation agreement to reduce tax evasion.
Upon relocating in Country B she legally changed her name and obtained government identification in Country B's official language. She used this new identification to establish bank accounts in Country B. She created new shell companies and opened new business ventures which generated millions of dollars of income for her.
Jane files proper tax returns in Country B and discontinues filing U.S. income tax returns. Which statement is true?
You are part of a law enforcement learn reviewing remittances from global money service businesses (MSBs) over a several year period including a time of severe economic recession During this time period there was a regulatory change that drastically lowered the transaction amount al which ihe MSBs were required lo record identity documentation (e.g., driver's license passport) (or any wire transfers crossing international boundaries.
Which result suggests criminal actors have previously been using the system to transfer funds and avoid the reporting requirement?
