Question 36
A suspicious transaction report filed on a car dealer structuring deposits initiates a criminal investigation. The dealer changes branches and begins placing transactions with a frontline employee to whom the dealer has given numerous gifts.
This employee handles all of the dealer's structured deposits and does not report the suspicious activity internally.
The competent authority has advised the anti-money laundering specialist to avoid tipping off the employee until the investigation is finalized.
What action should the specialist take next?
This employee handles all of the dealer's structured deposits and does not report the suspicious activity internally.
The competent authority has advised the anti-money laundering specialist to avoid tipping off the employee until the investigation is finalized.
What action should the specialist take next?
Question 37
An audit completed the previous week revealed that a private banking customer submitted incomplete documents when establishing an account earlier m the year. The customer received weekly electronic fund transfers from a narcotic-producing jurisdiction. While the relationship manager who opened the account is on leave for 5 weeks, the customer requests that the institution remit a substantial sum to a country that represents a high risk of money laundering. The relationship manager is a friend of the anti-money laundering specialist. What should the anti-money laundering officer do first?
Question 38
Since its last regulatory examination, a financial institution has aggressively grown by adding profitable new products and services. The institution has not historically received regulatory criticism regarding its anti-money laundering compliance program. However, a recent regulatory examination cited significant deficiencies in the anti-money laundering program that were attributed primarily to the lack of oversight by the institution's leadership in implementing adequate controls over the new products and services.
Which area of international control should leadership first address to correct the weaknesses in the program?
Which area of international control should leadership first address to correct the weaknesses in the program?
Question 39
What is a key risk associated with Correspondent Accounts according to the Basel Customer Due Diligence paper?
Question 40
A bank receives an anonymous tip from an employee about another employee through its confidential hotline.
Which activity warrants further review?
Which activity warrants further review?