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1. The Importance of Public Financial Disclosure

   ... in New Orleans, but this time it involves a flood of public documents, as well as a trickle of financial disclosure forms. The battle is ... mayor's company, his spokeswoman said, "the city does not comment on the personal matters of the mayor." But the mayor had hidden ...

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

2. A Circuit Judge in Chicago Gets the Government Attorney-Client Privilege Wrong

   ... privilege to stop him from obtaining crucial documents; the mayor's compliance office does not share key information; and ... discussions about it must not protect the discussions or documents from an IG or ethics board investigation. A government attorney ...

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

3. Falsely Impugning Reputation

   ... conduct was fully intentional. Comment: A common way for officials to intimidate residents who speak out and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:08 - 0 comments

4. Chicago: Legislative IG and Mayoral Travel

   ... IG] investigations. Some refuse to provide information or documents based on proper requests, while others fail to appear or answer ... mock this process, knowing that by law this Office cannot comment on any open investigations or their targets, thus allowing them to ...

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

5. The Death of a Government Ethics Activist and a March on a City Ethics Commission

   ... the EC. The first, in 2004, disclosed the destruction of documents. In 2008, he disclosed the fact that a database switchover would destroy a large number of documents. And in May 2009, he said that the EC was overcharging an official ...

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

6. A County Attorney At War with the County: The Conflicts Fly in Maricopa County

   ... article, the county attorney's office had provided extensive legal assistance to the county during the preparation of the court building ... is the ethical propriety of the Board's attorney seeking documents as part of a grand jury investigation from the attorney's client. For ...

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

7. A Miscellany

   ... this week, there are a lot of complaints about the new Broward County (FL) zero tolerance gift provision, which effectively says that ... commissioner said she's keeping a "stupid list.'' "On it she documents the invitations and items she's had to refuse, which she thinks are ...

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

8. A Miscellany

   ... than in an ordinance. The Charter's The Answer in Broward County, Too If you really need to be convinced how important it is ... than in an ordinance, take a look at what is going on in Broward County (FL), home of Ft. Lauderdale. A referendum set up a task ...

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

9. Complicity with or Knowledge of Others' Violations

   ... be protected by the provisions of 112. Comment: This subsection seems to turn all city officials and employees ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:07 - 0 comments

10. Gifts

    ... of the legislative body. Comment : The first sentence of subsection 4a is difficult, even if the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 21:02 - 0 comments

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