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  1. American Government Ethics Enforcement by . . . Russia

    Body:  According to an Associated Press article this weekend , Jim Moran, a congressman from Virginia, was ... Commission. Allegations of insider trading based on a 2008 briefing by the Treasury Secretary and Federal Reserve chair do not appear ...

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

  2. Chicago Goes the Task Force Route

    ... this route in 2002, as did Philadelphia's Mayor Nutter in 2008. One difference is that Franklin appointed her own task force, while ... what he promised in his campaign. According to a press release on Wednesday , Emanuel appointed "four leading reformers" and ...

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

  3. The Need for Ethics Commission Independence, and What Is and Isn't a Government Ethics Violation

    ... came out and said that. The ethics board also put out a press release defending its actions. Understanding What Government ... from taking revenge through action. Update (June 11, 2009): A Philadelphia Daily News editorial today recognized that ...

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

  4. Detroit and the Loyalties of Local Government Attorneys

    ... According to an article in yesterday's Detroit Free Press and five grievance complaints linked to there, the City of Detroit ... government information secret. The Detroit Free Press asked for all the settlement documents, but the city law department, ...

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

  5. Why Yet Another Big New Jersey Municipal Scandal ?

    ... against public participation) are at the center of the 11 arrests made yesterday. Neither in my town's Council hall, nor in the cities ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-09-07 14:36 - 0 comments

  6. Trust in the Face of Disaster

    ... the rule has been waived both for New York City after Sept. 11 and for Florida after Hurricane Andrew. But not for Louisiana after Katrina. ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-31 09:49 - 0 comments

  7. Problems with the "Throw the Bums Out" Approach

    ... and Ethics in Washington's Most Corrupt list , only 11 were either not re-elected or retired. That means that the public re-elected ...

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

  8. The Tough Way to Revive a Moribund Ethics Commission

    ... minutes for the years 2007 and 2009 and no minutes for 2008. • County employees are not disclosing to the Clerk of the ... a small sample of all the Ethics Disclosure Forms for 2007, 2008 or 2009. • There is no mechanism for persons to report conflicts of ...

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

  9. Michigan Disclosure Proposal Doesn't Go Very Far, Locally Speaking

    ... Body:  According to an article in the Detroit Free Press , Michigan's Attorney General is seeking stronger financial and gift ... too many local government toes. But at his side during his press conference were Warren Mayor Jim Fouts and Gary Brown, a candidate for ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-09-02 08:21 - 0 comments

  10. DeKalb County (GA) Grand Jury Report on Procurement-Related Misconduct

    ... a common friend, and had made a deal to give the businessmn 11% of the company's earnings as a "finder's fee," which he was to share with ... work to contractors for punitive and political reasons. 4. The selection of bid selection committee members, despite the fact that ...

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

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