Financial Disclosure System for Department of Agriculture Employees Needs Strengthening: Report to the Congress

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General Accounting Office, 1977 - Financial disclosure - 27 pages

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Page 22 - Each employee and special Government employee shall acquaint himself with each statute that relates to his ethical and other conduct as an employee of the Agency and of the Government.
Page 5 - ... in which, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, organization in which he Is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner or employee. or any person or organization with whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest — Shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Page 23 - The making of false statements in connection with activities of the Commodity Credit Corporation or embezzlement or conversion of anything of value belonging or pledged to the Corporation, or conspiring to commit such acts (15 USC 714m).
Page 5 - Department shall participate directly or indirectly in any transaction concerning the purchase or sale of corporate stocks or bonds, commodities, or other property for speculative purposes if such action might tend to interfere with the proper and impartial performance of his duties or bring discredit upon the Department.
Page 23 - ... or in contracts relating thereto, or in the stock or membership interests of any association or corporation engaged in handling, processing, or disposing of any such commodity or product. Any person violating this...
Page 10 - If he is concerned in any way with the administration of acts regulating trading in commodities for future delivery, programs for the purchase or sale of commodities, price support programs, commodity loan programs, or other programs which directly affect market prices of agricultural commodities, he may not directly or indirectly speculate in any agricultural commodity.
Page 22 - The prohibition against : (i) Embezzlement of Government money or property (18 USC 641) ; (ii) failing to account for public money (18 USC 643) ; and (iii) embezzlement of the money or property of another person in the possession of an employee by reason of his employment...
Page 7 - Government decision or taking a Government action in regard to: (1) Contracting or procurement; (2) Administering or monitoring grants or subsidies ; (3) Regulating or auditing private or other non-Federal enterprise...
Page 7 - C to this part which have basic duties and responsibilities which require the incumbent to exercise judgment in making a Government decision or in taking Government action in regard to contracting or procurement, administering or monitoring grants or subsidies, regulating or auditing private or other nonFederal enterprise, or other activities where the decision or action has an economic impact on the interest of any non-Federal enterprise...

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