1. MLATs between the U.S. and foreign governments establish procedures by which evidence may be obtained from foreign nations. MLATs allow federal prosecutors to request that foreign law enforcement officers gather evidence in their countries for use in U.S. proceedings. MLATs offer the advantage that

a) investigators may use a letter rogatory in conjunction with the MLAT to speed up evidence gathering

b) compliance on the part of signatory nations is mandatory

c) foreign authorities may honor a request by using evidence-gathering tools allowed them by their own laws

d) they require the actual involvement of U.S. officials in the foreign investigation

e) none of the above

2. What semantic strategy is signaled by the use of the following words and phrases?

I would say

about

approximately

more or less

a) rationalization

b) lack of conviction

c) joking

d) euphemization

e) none of the above

3. which of the following is a limitation of the net worth method?

a) it only includes assets and liabilities that can be discovered

b) the resulting amounts presented in court are usually lower that the actual theft amount

c) the net worth only gives an estimate of net worth increases or decreases

d) whenpresented with the net worth amounts, suspects sometimes confess

e) none of the above

PartII- analyze the situations or problems and complete the required work

4. Usually, if work of art carries a significant price tag, it requires a credible provenance. Thetask is different for stolen than for fake material. Please explain

5. Darth Vader works in the purchasing department for force reawakens Inc.. During the 12 years that he has worked there, he has been a trusted employee and has sole responsibility for the company's purchasing department. He started working for the company in 2003 for $30,000 per year and now makes $100,000 per year. Fellow employees and friends have noticed that his lifestyle has improved substantially since his recent promotion to purchasing manager. For one thing, he regularly snorts cocaine on weekends with affluent friends aboard his new boat. Based on an anonymous tip, the CEO asks you, the chief internal auditor, to look into the situation. What steps would you take to investigate the possibility of fraud? No bullets. Explain in detail in cogent well-written sentences.