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99x2: Widely Attended Gathering Exception and Charitable Fundraising Events

March 15, 1999

OGE discusses the application of the widely attended gathering (WAG) exception to a charitable fundraising event, the determination of agency interest, and difference between the sponsor of the event versus a nonsponsor bearing the cost of attendance.

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