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Government Corruption Arrests in NJ: Abuse of Nonprofits, Conduit Contributions, and A Network of Crooked Officials
Body: A few local government ethics issues come together in the story behind the arrest today of 44 people ... a couple of years ago. For local government ethics purposes, there are three important issues: nonprofits, conduit ... nonprofits. This points, once again, at why government ethics practitioners have to pay close attention to relationships of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Alternatives to Allowing Conflicted Individuals to Sit on Advisory Boards
... This issue is being dealt with in Fort Worth and, as most ethics issues are handled in Fort Worth, it's not pretty. This first of two ... this blog post and thought this matter through, the City Ethics Model Code contained just such an irresponsible exception. The exception ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Institutional Corruption Conference IV: A Weakness of Compliance Systems
... Corruption conference sponsored by Harvard's Safra Ethics Center last Saturday, Ann Tenbrunsel, co-author of Blind Spots (see ... ), noted that people act not only against what is written in ethics codes, but also against their own values. And they don't realize they're ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Is An Attempt to Improve Appearances Worse Than Serving Oneself?
... beach.jpg Body: Some local government ethics codes include a provision prohibiting officials from acting outside of ... or county's management. I don't consider this a government ethics issue, since it does not necessarily involve favoritism, the official's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Conflicts: The Devil's in the Verbs
... As we know, the devil's in the details. In government ethics codes, this means the language. In the case I will look at here, the ... your principal would be speculative.'" A look at the ethics code language on which the counsel based his advice is instructive: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... for the food themselves. Officials should stop calling ethics provisions stupid and instead start acting like the problem solvers they ... a government official has to analyze every situation from an ethics point of view. To say "there is no implication of undue pressure" is to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Church Affiliation as a Conflict
... a blog post about a situation where a citizen asked an ethics commission for ethics advice when council members failed to do so and, ... withdrawal. According to an article in the Meriden (CT) Record-Journal , two council members gave reasons why their church ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Council Chair and Chamber Director: How Conflicting Are These Positions?
... that they cannot otherwise participate. Seeking Ethics Advice This is a complicated matter. Not only are there ongoing ... wrong. Not seeking formal advice from the Honolulu ethics commission is the worst thing he can do. It puts into doubt any choice ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Legislative Immunity: An Official's Motive Is Not At Issue in a Conflict Situation
... of understanding of conflict situations and of government ethics in general. It is true that the tribe's brief does not make a very ... situation. Nor does it say anything about government ethics. It only cites cases that dealt with instances of bad faith. Once again, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Preferential Treatment - What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why
... Body: A controversy currently going on in Fairfield, CT reminded me that one of the more easily misunderstood provisions of an ethics code is the special consideration, preferential treatment, or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
