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1. Dealing Responsibly with Contract Conflicts

   ... disclosure forms: Atlanta San Antonio Massachusetts Texas Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, ...

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

2. Cleaning Up a Political Culture - Don't Necessarily Do the First Things That Come to Mind

   ... the most recent blog entry, is not the only ethics case in Massachusetts that has drawn a lot of attention. The result of a perception of ... Ethics Cesspool." The problem seems to me more that Massachusetts' various protectors of public integrity, the Ethics Commission, ...

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

3. Ethics Commission E-Newsletters

   ... New York City Philadelphia Louisiana Massachusetts Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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4. The Fine Art of Fining

   ... prosecution costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time. In Massachusetts, where ethics enforcement tends to be civil, there are far more fines. And instead of warning letters, in Massachusetts there are disposition agreements, in which officials acknowledge ...

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

5. The Perils of Prohibiting Officials from Having Conflicts of Interest

   ... responsibly with a pre-existing conflict. As can be seen in Massachusetts, where such a prohibition has made big waves, the prohibition of ... "formers" include former judges, state attorney generals, U.S. attorneys, and EC members. This is a terrible waste of their time. ...

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6. Electronic Communications as Government Property

   ... computer hard drives when Romney left office as governor of Massachusetts. According to an article in the Boston Globe , Romney and ... that's true. Let's assume that government officials in Massachusetts passed a law or regulation that allows a governor and his aides ...

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

7. An Advisory Opinion Concerning Constituent Services

   ... opinions). This particular general advisory opinion is useful in many ways, especially in its General Considerations and Illustrative ... by making it public. There is an excellent 2013 Massachusetts advisory opinion on officials making recommendations for ...

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8. Board Members and Jobs Under the Board's Supervision

   Body:  Massachusetts has an interesting, but I think limited ethics provision that ... ethics provision. A 1996 advisory opinion by the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission discusses the purpose of this provision. ... else, there is still a preferential treatment problem. The Massachusetts rules is, I think, too narrowly applied to serve the purpose of ...

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9. Laundering Money Through Law Firms

   ... to an article in today's Boston Globe , former Massachusetts Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi was indicted by a federal grand ... DiMasi's legislative immunity defense , and another on Massachusetts' ethics environment ). Of particular value for local ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-06-03 09:41 - 0 comments

10. Ordinary vs. Technical Readings of Ethics Provisions -- A Case Study

    ... , following a probable cause determination made by the Massachusetts ethics commission, dealing with a local government official (the ... relevant decisions and disposition agreements of the Massachusetts ethics commission, it becomes clear that §17(a) is primarily ...

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