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1. The People Speak: Bruno Trial Jurors' Opinions

   ... If citizens could once in their lives be a juror in a government ethics trial, we would have incredible ethics laws. This is the conclusion ...

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

2. The Value of Applicant Disclosure

   ... to require applicant disclosure of relationships with local government officials, and to hold applicants accountable. According to ... in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Atlanta's ethics office dismissed allegations that a council member had sponsored ...

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

3. The Limits of Disclosure

   ... nor prevents what it is intended to prevent. In the government ethics situation, that would mean preventing misconduct. Technical ... One problem with the disclosure-only approach is that government ethics is not a compliance program. It is a program based on ...

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

4. Unpaid Legal Services to a Candidate Committee

   ... , the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved the Philadelphia ethics board's decision that a law firm can provide unpaid legal services to a ... a contribution. Unpaid legal services are a frequent government ethics problem. Many firms don't seem to recognize that, although it ...

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

5. Treating Institutional Problems as Institutional Problems

   ... (NJ) Life , a Parsippany school board member filed an ethics complaint against himself with the state's School Ethics Commission. Is ... problem. Not only is a lack of transparency damaging to any government agency, but the failure to lower the salary jeopardized millions of ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   ... candidate, and council minority leader, who has made ethics allegations against the incumbent mayor has chosen not to file an ethics complaint because, she says, two of the four members of the town's ethics board are also members of the opposing party's town committee, one of ...

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

7. A Convicted Council Member Tells His Story — On Stage

   ... Body:  One of the most effective ways to create a good ethics environment is by telling the full story of the bad ethics environment ... are. Tonight a very unusual story-telling about local government corruption will premiere. Reflections: A Man and His Time ...

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

8. Lack of Transparency and Voter Indifference Can Make a Big Difference

   ... are often considered minor issues not central to local government ethics. What happened the last few years in Bell, California (pop. 37,000; ...

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

9. The Institutional Corruption Behind Police Abuse of Immigrants

   ... especially surprising when the reason is, at heart, a local government ethics problem. The town is East Haven, CT (most recently in the national ...

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

10. NJ Municipal Pay-to-Play Ordinances and a State Contribution Database

    Body:  Who expects a wonderful local government ethics surprise to come from New Jersey? Check out the Department of State's ...

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

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