Investigative information sources Flashcards
If you use this publicly available resource instead of getting search results from one search engine you will be getting combined results from a variety of engines
Metasearch
What publicly available resource gathers and publicizes information about non-profit organizations and has access to the non-profits IRS Form 990?
guidestar.org
Archive.org is a publicly available resource the purpose of offering
permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format
What is a unique 9 digit sequence are businesses required to have to contract or be awarded grants by the US Gov’t?
a “DUNS” number obtained by registering with Dun & Bradstreet
County Probate records (indexes):
- usually associated to a county’s Clerk of Court
- List administrators, guardians, and beneficiaries concerning trusts, wills and inventories of estates
Business entities that are owned and operated by one person who typically has complete control over the business are
Sole Proprietorships
What is a Partnership?
A business organization comprised of two or more persons combining to carry on as co-owners for profit
Limited Liability Companies are
business structures allowed by state statute where owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC
What is secured by personal property ( all property not considered real estate)?
Liens
State vital statistics bureau provides information on
Births
Adoptions
Deaths
United States Bankruptcy Court maintain information on
-The actual bankruptcy along with information on assets and creditors at the time of bankruptcy
United State Bankruptcy Courts are part of
the District Courts of the United States
what is the agency designed by Congress for the central collection, analysis and dissemination of data obtained pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)?
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Define currency.
coin or paper money of the United States or any other country, but does not include negotiable instruments
Financial institutions are required to file Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) within a ______ period for transactions with customers involving _______ in currency, or the foreign equivalent
24 hr period, More than $10,000
CTRs are required for transactions including
exchanging small denomination bills for larger bills
For CTR reporting requirements, financial institutions included
- Banks
- brokers or dealers in securities
- money transmitters
- currency exchanges
- check cashers
What are the filing requirements for the IRS/FinCEN Form 8300?
if a trade or business receives more than $10,000 in cash over a 12 month period the business fills out the form 8300
What are examples of businesses or trades required to fill out a Form 8300?
-attorneys
-car/boat dealers
- jewelers
-pawnshops
-real estate brokers
-bail bondsmen
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What is a computerized information system containing documented criminal justice informtion?
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
What year was the NCIC founded, and who does it serve?
- 1967
- service to local, state and federal criminal justice agencies
- all 50 states, DC and US possessions/territories
What is NLETS? who controls is?
the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, the individual states
What is NCIC and who controls it? Who operates and maintains it?
the National Crime Information Center, by the Department of Justice
Who does NLETS serve
- all 50 states, DC, US possessions/ territories and Canada
