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You might have crossed a few ethical lines if you report the cost of a $70,000 trip as $2,500.

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You might have crossed a few ethical lines if you are driving drunk in the wee hours on your way to visit your mistress and child, all three being news to your spouse

Representative Vito J. Fossella (R) was convicted of drunk driving by a judge in Alexandria, Virginia.  Mr. Fossella, who is married and has three children, was pulled over after he ran a red light in the wee hours of the … Continue reading

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“A Culture of Substance Abuse and Promiscuity”

One would expect that kind of finding if one were doing an audit of the Mustang Ranch.  However, the Barometer is quoting from the Inspector General’s report on the Minerals Management Service, a division of the Department of Interior that is … Continue reading

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Those Fake Federal Government Mailings Are Out Under a New Ethics Code for Student Loan Industry

Seven student lenders reached an agreement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on their marketing practices.  One of the forms of marketing now prohibited under the new marketing code is the use of mailings that appear to come from the … Continue reading

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Just because you have depreciation does not mean you get a pass from the IRS

Representative Charles B. Rangel failed to report income from property he owns at the Punta Cana Yacht Club.  The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee (responsible for the Internal Revenue Code) indicated that he did not know of the problem.  … Continue reading

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How Was I Supposed to Know What VIP Meant?

Senator Christopher Dodd, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, said he knew that he had been designated a “VIP” by Countrywide Financial CEO Angelo Mozilo (in street language he was an “FOA”, or “friend of Angelo”).  However, Senator Dodd said … Continue reading

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My website is “odd and interesting,” maybe “prurient,” but not obscene like the guy’s films in the case I’m hearing.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski has one of the country’s finest legal minds.  His opinions are literature.  No weak argument makes its way past him.  But, Judge Kozinski had a website.  And on this website were photos … Continue reading

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Dating A Suspect’s Wife May Cross a Few Ethical Lines

A Phoenix FBI agent was arrested this week on charges related to his having an affair with the wife of a man that the agent had once arrested. The agent saw the husband’s case through to a prison sentence. Having … Continue reading

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