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1. New York City Council Member Indicted for Misuse of Slush Fund, But He Was Enabled by Many Other Officials

   ... The Conflicts of Slush Funds Form of Government Ethics Issues Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

2. The Conflicts of Teachers on School Boards

   ... they serve. ... the same board members would violate [the ethics code] if they were to participate in negotiations or be present at ... wearing the two hats no longer matters, and the state school ethics commission draws the line at the point where at least a memorandum of ...

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

3. It's time to erect a red light at door to the green room

   ... Council's now notorious green room had members of the city's Ethics Commission seeing red earlier this week. Well, if not exactly red, ... This story can be found on Jacksonville.com at http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062305/opl_19066008.shtml ...

   donmc - 2005-07-30 08:54 - 0 comments

4. The Public-Interested Argument for Recusal

   ... public interest ahead of their personal interests. What do ethics laws have to offer to the good guys, to those who favor the public ... be involved with this because I have a conflict of interest. Ethics laws allow thoughtful, ethical officials the right not to have to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-26 09:15 - 0 comments

5. The Use of County Party Committees to Launder Campaign Contributions - An Interactive California Report

   ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ... Related Campaign Finance States and Municipal Ethics In the news ...

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

6. The Next Stage in the Baltimore Legislative Immunity Case

   ... The real problem here, and yet another reason why ethics proceedings should not be criminal, is that a criminal defendant can ... That is how our legal system works. Our government ethics system is different. She wouldn't be tried for perjury, but brought up ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

7. Rep. Charles Rangel and How to Be Above the Past, Appearances of Impropriety, and Annoying Things Like That

   ... more than a decision of his peerless peers on the House Ethics Committee, guilty or not guilty? Appearances of propriety are not for ... ilk. A determination in his favor by the House Ethics Committee would, Rangel feels, require a public apology from the ...

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

8. Local Government Consultants and Conflicts - New York Lawyers and Their Pensions

   ... entry. Government consultants are often left out of ethics codes, but even the City Ethics Model Code, which has a separate provision for consultants , does not ...

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

9. Stock Ownership and a Relationship with a Competitor

   ... to disclose his stock ownership and explain that the ethics adviser considered it a de minimis stock holding, that is, because the ... value to require withdrawal. It is common for ethics codes to make a de minimis exception for stock ownership of anywhere ...

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

10. Favoring Friends and Family Catches Up to Baltimore's Mayor

    ... and Dixon did not follow the requirements of the ethics law, which doesn't distinguish between the two different kinds ... hired her sister in the city council's office. The Board of Ethics forced Dixon to fire her sister. In 2006, she allegedly used an ... until the Sun wrote about it. A year later, the Board of Ethics found no cause, partly due to "the sensitive nature of the matter" and, ...

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

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