Which of the following pieces of information should be documented in a memorandum that details...

Covert operations must be carefully planned and documented because they involve legal, safety, financial, and reputational risks. The Fraud Examiners Manual states that before conducting a covert operation, the basis for the operation should be committed to writing, preferably in a memorandum. The memorandum should identify the information upon which the operation is based, the information expected to be gained, known suspects, and operatives under the examiner’s control. Option D is therefore directly supported. Option A is too broad because all known associates are not necessarily required. Option B may be useful in planning but is not the best statement of the memorandum’s required basis. Option C is vague and less directly tied to the manual’s listed documentation points.