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  1. A Council Member Who's a Realtor, and Matters Affecting Property Values

    ... week, according to an article in Thursday's Asbury Park Press . The particular matter involved overnight parking restrictions ... brought the suit, but according to the Asbury Park Press article, another lawyer who opposed the plan "was pleased with the ...

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

  2. Standards of Proof in Ethics Enforcement

    ... not find any standard of proof for findings of violation in 11, and in 3 others findings of violation are made elsewhere than the ethics ... verified) says: Mon, 2009-05-04 12:50 Permalink ...

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

  3. Lawyer Exceptions and Preferential Treatment

    ... Body:  According to an editorial in the Press Democrat , the city council in Santa Rosa (CA), a city of about ... 12) have no exception for lawyers of any kind. The Press Democrat editorial criticizes the idea of exempting attorneys from ...

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

  4. Quote of the Day

    ... and gubernatorial candidate in Connecticut. From his March 11 column on the Libby trial and lying among politicians. Robert ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-04 14:27 - 0 comments

  5. How Much Needs to Be Disclosed?

    ... Mount Airy's council president says that some of the 11 that haven't passed an acceptable ordinance are “rallying the troops” to ...

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

  6. IRAQ - What Price Stupidity ?

    ... into gold by waiting exactly one month after the September 11 attacks to launch Crisis Consulting Practice, a security company selling ...

    donmc - 2007-03-30 12:58 - 0 comments

  7. Prince George's County (MD) Ethics Reforms Good, But Incomplete

    ... of the county's pay-to-play culture. On February 11, three bills ( HB 1076 , HB 993 , HB 1103 ) were introduced to the ...

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

  8. New Government Ethics Organization Mischaracterizes the State of Government Ethics, and Acts Politically

    ... the website www.reportpubliccorruption.org . On February 11, its executive director, Leslie W. Merritt, Jr., a former North Carolina ...

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

  9. Bribery vs. Acceptance of Gifts

    ... with respect to the counts of honest services fraud (p. 11): [B]ribery includes the public official's solicitation or agreement to ...

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

  10. Cronyism and Ethics

    ... was based on two ethics code provisions: §1-1(b) (b) Town representatives have a responsibility to act with integrity, ... According to an article in yesterday's Middletown Press , the Portland board of selectmen discussed the EC decision at their ...

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

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