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93x21: Employee Legal Defense Funds, 18 U.S.C. § 209, and Crandon v. U.S.

August 30, 1993

18 U.S.C. § 209 and Crandon v. U.S. do not bar payments from a legal fund on behalf of a Federal employee if persons unconnected to the employee's official duties oversee the fund, the donors' identities remain unknown, the money directly pays the legal fees, the donations are not from prohibited sources, and the employee does not solicit the funds.

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