[lbo-talk] Legality of Consulting with 501(c)(6) and Working on Hill Simultaneously

andie_nachgeborenen andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com
Sun Dec 15 05:16:03 PST 2013


Not legal advice but look up 18 USC 208, federal conflict of interest law. Covers federal employees, including, I'd suppose, Congressional staffers. A criminal vas, so enforceable only by the gov't itself. No civil cause of action.

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> On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:27 AM, c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Conflict of interest is two hats at the same time. However, Congress
> can except it and its staff from most normal rules . I'm not saying
> Congress has. But it could. The other legal term of art here that
> might be relevant is "lobbyist". What are the Senate rules on
> lobbyists ?
>
> Charles
>
>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Steve Horn <stevehorn1022 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi All:
>>
>> Was wondering if any of you had any idea what the legality is of doing
>> consulting for a categorized 501(c)(6) organization (trade associations)
>> and also being a paid staffer for the U.S. Senate at the same time? I
>> discovered a huge scoop that fits this categorization and I'm now just
>> trying to figure out the ethics laws behind it.
>>
>> In other words, not the "revolving door," but wearing two hats at the same
>> time. This group does not register as a lobbying organization, but it is
>> very influential in terms of being a PR machine.
>>
>> Please email me off-list if you can refer me to some legal resources that
>> might lend an explanation to this inquiry, or on-list is fine, too.
>>
>> Thanks much and hope you're all having a great weekend.
>>
>> Very Best,
>> Steve Horn
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