Investigative information sources

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Metasearch

Question 2

What publicly available resource gathers and publicizes information about non-profit organizations and has access to the non-profits IRS Form 990?

Answer 2

guidestar.org

Question 3

Archive.org is a publicly available resource the purpose of offering

Answer 3

permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format

Question 4

What is a unique 9 digit sequence are businesses required to have to contract or be awarded grants by the US Gov’t?

Answer 4

a “DUNS” number obtained by registering with Dun & Bradstreet

Question 5

County Probate records (indexes):

Answer 5

• usually associated to a county’s Clerk of Court

- List administrators, guardians, and beneficiaries concerning trusts, wills and inventories of estates

Question 6

Business entities that are owned and operated by one person who typically has complete control over the business are

Answer 6

Sole Proprietorships

Question 7

What is a Partnership?

Answer 7

A business organization comprised of two or more persons combining to carry on as co-owners for profit

Question 8

Limited Liability Companies are

Answer 8

business structures allowed by state statute where owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC

Question 9

What is secured by personal property ( all property not considered real estate)?

Answer 9

Liens

Question 10

State vital statistics bureau provides information on

Answer 10

Births
Adoptions
Deaths

Question 11

United States Bankruptcy Court maintain information on

Answer 11

-The actual bankruptcy along with information on assets and creditors at the time of bankruptcy

Question 12

United State Bankruptcy Courts are part of

Answer 12

the District Courts of the United States

Question 13

what is the agency designed by Congress for the central collection, analysis and dissemination of data obtained pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)?

Answer 13

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Question 14

Define currency.

Answer 14

coin or paper money of the United States or any other country, but does not include negotiable instruments

Question 15

Financial institutions are required to file Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) within a ______ period for transactions with customers involving _______ in currency, or the foreign equivalent

Answer 15

24 hr period, More than $10,000

Question 16

CTRs are required for transactions including

Answer 16

exchanging small denomination bills for larger bills

Question 17

For CTR reporting requirements, financial institutions included

Answer 17

1. Banks
2. brokers or dealers in securities
3. money transmitters
4. currency exchanges
5. check cashers

Question 18

What are the filing requirements for the IRS/FinCEN Form 8300?

Answer 18

if a trade or business receives more than $10,000 in cash over a 12 month period the business fills out the form 8300

Question 19

What are examples of businesses or trades required to fill out a Form 8300?

Answer 19

-attorneys
-car/boat dealers
- jewelers
-pawnshops
-real estate brokers
-bail bondsmen
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Question 20

What is a computerized information system containing documented criminal justice informtion?

Answer 20

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

Question 21

What year was the NCIC founded, and who does it serve?

Answer 21

• 1967
• service to local, state and federal criminal justice agencies
• all 50 states, DC and US possessions/territories

Question 22

What is NLETS? who controls is?

Answer 22

the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, the individual states

Question 23

What is NCIC and who controls it? Who operates and maintains it?

Answer 23

the National Crime Information Center, by the Department of Justice

Question 24

Who does NLETS serve

Answer 24

• all 50 states, DC, US possessions/ territories and Canada

Question 25

What Department contributes to the NCIC/NLETS system?

Answer 25

Dept. of Justice

Question 26

Who has the DOJ delegated the day-to-day operations of the NCIC/NLETS security to?

Answer 26

The FBI

Question 27

What is a nine-character identifier assigned by NCIC to an agency in order to identify transactions on the NCIC system?

Answer 27

Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) File

Question 28

What does a Wanted Persons file contain?

Answer 28

records on individuals whom a felony, or serious misdemeanor, or federal warrant is outstanding, as well as probationers and parole violators

Question 29

What is the difference in an INTERPOL Red and Blue notice?

Answer 29

• Red seek the arrests or provisional arrest or wanted persons with a view of extradition
• Blue collect additional information, do not arrest

Question 30

What permits the INTERPOL office in DC to enter records of fugitives who are wanted for crimes in other countries that would be considered felonies if committed in the US?

Answer 30

The Foreign Fugitive File

Question 31

What must an agency confirm if they receive a record in response to NCIC/NLETS?

Answer 31

They must confirm the “hit”

Question 32

Priority 1 hits are considered ______ and must be confirmed within ________

Answer 32

Urgent, 10 minutes

Question 33

Priority 2 hits are considered ______ and must be confirmed within ________

Answer 33

Routine, 1 hour

Question 34

what is an special technique used to obtain information from NCIC that cannot be obtained from an on-line inquiry?

Answer 34

an off-line search

Question 35

What can determine if a property item theft was entered and subsequently removed?

Answer 35

an off-line search of purged records