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  1. The Costs of No Ethics Reform in San Bernardino County (CA)

    ... update on San Bernardino County's failure to follow grand jury ethics reform recommendations with any action. An op-ed piece by Bob ...

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

  2. FORUMs in Community building

    ... of love" webmaster was forced to create all of his/her content on a continuous basis, costing a great deal of time and effort if you ... These days, there are any number of web based content management systems that allow a truly collaberative effort, saving the ...

    donmc - 2005-07-28 07:04 - 0 comments

  3. Disgorgement of Gains or Civil Forfeiture

    ... interest law (to my knowledge, the nation's only aptly named ethics code). The current conflicts of interest section of the city charter ... Model Code provision on this, which is referred to as "civil forfeiture." It is important that the proceeds of civil forfeiture be ...

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

  4. Serious Penalties — Criminal vs. Civil

    ... going to keep showing how wrong the criminal enforcement of ethics laws is until there is at least some sign of movement away from it. This ... serious penalties are involved, one criminal, the other civil. The criminal penalties are about punishment, the civil penalties about ...

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

  5. Legislative Immunity: The Courts Are Wrong to Not Distinguish Ethics Enforcement from Prosecution and Civil Suits

    ... in the legislative immunity cases relating to government ethics is how little they attempt to distinguish cases outside the ethics field ... no different from criminal prosecution, no different from civil suits? Narrowly-Drawn Statutes Such as Ethics Codes It is ...

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

  6. Lawyer Exceptions and Preferential Treatment

    ... council in Santa Rosa (CA), a city of about 150,000 north of San Francisco, has postponed consideration of an ordinance requiring city ... as well. §3.20.060(E). Any attorney, architect or civil engineer whose attempts to influence governmental action are limited to: ...

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

  7. A Miscellany

    Body:  City Attorney Ethics Enforcement in San Francisco An article in the San Francisco Chronicle this week ... to be done by other authorities, whether criminal or civil, local, state, or federal. I don't know enough to say whether the city ...

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

  8. ERC Releases Report:

    Body:  The Ethics Resource Center in Washington DC has released an interesting document for anyone active in the Ethics & Compliance Officer field - see the quotes below which give a taste ... the Heat http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2006/db20061012_398172.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily ...

    donmc - 2015-05-15 14:06 - 0 comments

  9. Plain Language in NSW, Oz

    ... is reported here: http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2009/s2716096.htm donmc's blog Story ...

    donmc - 2009-11-10 15:06 - 0 comments

  10. Trusting Public Boards of Trustees in San Diego County

    Body:  You know you're in trouble when a grand jury foreman says about you, "They need an independent organization to be an ...

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

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