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1. Rooting for the Refuseniks

   ... indictments based on sting operations focus only on the government officials who give in to the sting's temptations. Not only is this ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

2. D.C. Council Inappropriately Overrides EC Advisory Opinion

   ... general advisory opinion from the District of Columbia's ethics commission on the subject of constituent services. Through a list of ... with the EC's authority to interpret the District's ethics provisions. Here is the council's new definition: (2) “Usual ...

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

3. Quote of the Day

   ... to the Illinois legislature's Joint Committee on Government Reform this week (Illinois is one of five states with no limits on ... disclosure. It is also a leading state in prosecutions of government officials, both local and state): "[T]his committee heard ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2010-11-03 10:51 - 0 comments

4. Gift Bans and Falling Sales

   ... 29 issue of The Economist, when China banned gifts to government officials, sales of the principal producer of baijiu, a sort of ... reciprocal relationships between lobbyists and the government officials their clients are seeking to influence. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2014-12-06 10:38 - 0 comments

5. SAN FRANCISCO, CA

   ... a charter city and charter county with a consolidated government, a status it has had since 1856. It is the only such consolidation ... 1913, the Raker Act . Under the current charter, the Government of San Francisco is constituted of two co-equal branches - the ...

   donmc - 2006-06-24 16:34

6. Pay-to-Play Scandal Takes Out Bill Richardson

   ... honest politicians if there could be no intersection between government contracts and contributions to campaign and candidate-associated ... of the past? This is at least as much a problem at the local government level as it is at the state and national level, although the dollar ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-01-05 07:23 - 0 comments

7. Quote of the Day

   ... underlying the conflicts of interest that arise from government officials raising funds for campaigns. Brown recognizes that when you get money from banks and others overseen by the government, you have a conflict of interest because (1) you are taking money ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-04-13 09:18 - 0 comments

8. Power Deviant Behaviors

   ... a work computer for viewing or sharing porn does manifest a government official's problem with the difference between the personal and the ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

9. Report on Preferential Treatment Accusations Regarding Seattle Mayor

   Body:  The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission has published its report on the infamous ... Preferential treatment is one of the thorniest of all ethics issues, as I explained in a recent blog post . It is especially ... Related Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Ethics Commissions/Administration Misuse of Office/Special In ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-06-19 07:04 - 0 comments

10. Ex-South Gate treasurer convicted in bribery case

    ... youngest mayor at 26 and essentially gained control of its government late in 2001. By the time voters rebelled against him, recalling ... divorce lawyer, who admitted having no experience in government law. The federal court jury found Robles guilty of 30 counts of ...

    donmc - 2005-10-09 17:56 - 2 comments

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