ACFE CFE-Investigation Exam - Topic 5 Question 76 Discussion

Actual exam question for ACFE's CFE-Investigation exam

Question #: 76
Topic #: 5

Louis, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is investigating a potential internal fraud case originating from a whistteblower tip about embezzlement. He discovers that the organization purportedly affected by the embezzlement recorded the tip in a memorandum. Which type of evidence would the memorandum be considered?

ATestimonial evidence

BIncriminating evidence

CDocumentary evidence

DVerbal evidence

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Suggested Answer: C

by Samira at Nov 25, 2023, 02:32 PM

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Rikki

6 months ago

Wow, I never thought about it like that!

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Annelle

6 months ago

I thought it could be incriminating too, but I see the point.

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Lachelle

7 months ago

Wait, are we sure it’s not just testimonial?

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Mi

7 months ago

Totally agree, the memo is a document!

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Whitney

7 months ago

It's definitely documentary evidence since it's a written record.

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Jettie

7 months ago

I’m a bit confused because I thought incriminating evidence was more about proving guilt, but the memorandum seems more like a document.

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Susana

8 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question where we had to identify types of evidence. I feel like documentary evidence fits best here.

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Hoa

8 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about testimonial evidence being more about what someone says rather than what’s written down.

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Mendy

8 months ago

I think the memorandum would be considered documentary evidence since it's a written record of the tip.

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Katie

8 months ago

This question is testing our understanding of the different categories of evidence. Based on what I know, the memorandum would be considered documentary evidence, since it's a written record of information related to the case. I'll double-check my answer, but I think I've got this.

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Ilona

8 months ago

I'm a little confused on the difference between the types of evidence here. Is documentary evidence the same as incriminating evidence? I'll have to review my notes to make sure I understand the distinctions before answering this.

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Launa

8 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The memorandum is definitely documentary evidence, since it's a written document that records information relevant to the case. I feel confident about this one.

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Flo

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The memorandum could be considered testimonial evidence since it's recording someone's verbal statement, or it could be documentary evidence since it's a written record. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Isabelle

8 months ago

This seems like a straightforward question about types of evidence. I think the memorandum would be considered documentary evidence, since it's a written record of the whistleblower tip.

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8 months ago

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8 months ago

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8 months ago

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