ACFE CFE-Law Exam - Topic 1 Question 73 Discussion

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Question #: 73
Topic #: 1

Country A's government requires financial institutions to report all instances of a customer depositing or withdrawing more than $10,000 in a day. To avoid attention regarding his illicit assets, James deposits $9,000 each day. In which of the following schemes is James engaging?

AMobile payment scheme

BIntegration scheme

CReverse deposit scheme

DStructuring scheme

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Suggested Answer: D

by Lai at Apr 09, 2026, 01:59 PM

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Dusti

29 days ago

Totally agree, that's classic structuring to avoid reporting.

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Tracie

1 month ago

He's definitely using a structuring scheme.

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Thea

2 months ago

I think it's definitely structuring. The question mentions avoiding attention, which fits with that scheme.

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Luisa

2 months ago

I’m a bit confused. Is structuring the same as smurfing? I feel like I’ve seen both terms used in similar contexts.

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Skye

2 months ago

I remember a practice question about money laundering where someone was breaking up deposits to stay under a limit. That sounds like what James is doing here.

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Amira

2 months ago

I think this might be related to structuring, but I'm not entirely sure. It sounds like he's trying to avoid the reporting threshold.

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