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1. "Frivolity" in Kenosha, WI

   ... the Kenosha council would make it so that a person who files an ethics complaint that "is dismissed in total" by the city’s ethics ... be responsible for paying the legal and administrative fees of the board and of the respondent. One alderman who supports the ...

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

2. Yet Another Problem with the Criminal Enforcement of Government Ethics

   ... U.S. Attorney Bharara is in possession of the Commission's files, he is unlikely to pursue non-criminal investigations, which comprised ... as usual." As we noted in the Commission's Preliminary Report, issued in December 2013 (a second report was never published), "the ...

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

3. Advice on Advisory Opinions

   ... there were ethical problems, they argue, there would be lots of complaints. But complaints are not an indication of the need for a better government ethics program. The reason is that no one files a complaint when they do not expect a fair hearing of the complaint (most ...

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

4. Draft Upload

   Body:  Just a place to upload the files from... Attachment Size draft-lobbying-chapter- Robert-Wechsler.pdf 0 bytes draft-lobbying-chapter- ...

   admin - 2015-02-15 10:20

5. The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press

   ... campaign thinks it has the goods on its opponent, so an ally files an ethics complaint. Then the campaign publicizes said complaint, and it ... that a complaint had been filed ... for a 'failure to report' income," even though the matter had not yet been investigated. ...

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

6. Nevada Senator Given Legislative Immunity from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

   ... did not have jurisdiction over a state senator on grounds of legislative immunity, even though the state constitution has no Speech or ... a prelimary injunction (it's broken into two searchable PDF files, 1 and 2 ), the senator's petition for judicial review , and ...

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

7. Fire, Smoke, and Snowballs

   ... It's valuable to put government ethics in the larger context of the use of public office for private purposes that does not involve ... Rosenfeld spent thirty years getting hold of FBI files on its surveillance of the University of California at Berkeley, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

8. Why Local Party Leaders Should Be Part of a Local Ethics Program

   ... New York Times provides an excellent portrait of a government official who, although doing much good work, made it all about ... develop affordable housing in Brooklyn, Lopez secured vacant sites for the RBSCC, making it almost impossible for anyone else to ...

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

9. Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals

   ... Fort Worth Weekly , Peter Gorman looked at the state of government ethics in Fort Worth and, most important, some proposed changes ... get a zoning permit. The city attorney says he can. Someone files a complaint, and the official has the defense that he followed the city ...

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

10. A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation

    ... to strip Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) of his gavel," did not disclose large profits from a sale of Exxon stock, even ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...

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

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