Author Question: Investigations of money laundering are routinely performed by such agencies as the Federal Bureau of ... (Read 109 times)

danielfitts88 · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Investigations of money laundering are routinely performed by such agencies as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), DEA, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). However, a recently established investigative unit housed under the Department of the Treasury also conducts such investigations.
What is the name of this agency under the Department of the Treasury?

A) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
B) TMLI the Taskforce of Money-Laundering Investigations
C) AQuB Acquisition Question Bureau
D) All of the above are recent investigative branches within the Department of the Treasury.

Question 2

A trafficker provides several individuals with cash from drug sales. Each person goes to different banks and purchases cashier's checks in denominations of less than 10,000, thus bypassing the reporting requirement. These people then turn the checks over to a second person, who facilitates their subsequent deposit into domestic banks.
Who are the people who obtained the cashier's checks with the cash from the trafficker?

A) Mules
B) Tellies
C) Doggies
D) Smurfs