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1. An Excellent Definition of "Corruption," and America's Fall in the Corruption Index

   ... "Maybe some of what went on is legal, but it seems like ethics and integrity took a back seat." TI's definition of corruption is a ... The definition also focuses on something government ethics professionals too often are afraid to mention:  power. Individuals with ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Government Attorney Advice and the Attorney-Client Privilege

   ... privilege in the context of an inspector general, or ethics commission, investigation of official misconduct. One thing I did not do ... conduct, this advice would ordinarily be sought from the ethics board or the inspector general's office rather than from the corporation ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Local Government Sunshine Reform

   ... whether its state's laws are sufficient (remember, like all ethics laws, they provide only minimal requirements), whether these laws are ... question whether government attorneys should be involved in ethics matters, where law is not necessarily ruling. So many of them just don't ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Parents' Fear of Retaliation

   ... The writer of the letter wants a PTA member to file an ethics complaint against a school board member, because only PTA ... a brave PTA member who'll admit to receiving it, to file an ethics complaint. Unfortunately, those to whom I've spoken fear ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Anonymous Complaints

   ... system would not work nearly as well as it does. With ethics programs, officials involved in unethical conduct often have great power ... of the Elections Commission, which handles San Jose's ethics and lobbyist complaints, as well as campaign finance, were ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Lawyer-Client Confidentiality and Money Laundering

   ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Disclosure Ethics Environments Ethics Reform Misuse of Office/Special ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. FBI Investigation in Cuyahoga County Leads to First Phase of Charges

   ... by lower-level employees or officials usually indicates an ethics environment that at least tolerates, if not encourages, such behavior. ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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8. Moral Imagination

   ... imagination." And moral imagination is central to government ethics. Here's Pres. Obama's definition of "empathy" from his book The ... good at bringing a moral imagination to situations. Our ethics training needs to focus on this, at all levels of education, and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

9. Including Subcontract Lobbyists in a Lobbying Code

   Body:  One of the areas where government ethics laws are weakest is the indirect relationship, such as when a gift is ... adding the words "directly or indirectly" can allow an ethics code to make it clear that these are all conflict situations. But too ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Employers Seeking to Affect Employees' Political Participation

    ... this topic .) Intimidation is a clear sign of a poor ethics environment. When I first became involved, as a citizen, in my town's ... how to vote is ordinarily beyond the jurisdiction of ethics commissions. But should it be? Is there any important difference between ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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