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U.S. v. Hedges, 912 F.2d 1397 (11th Cir. 1990)

September 26, 1990

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that 18 U.S.C. § 208(a) was a strict liability offense and that a government official only needed to have knowledge of a conflicting financial interest when negotiating for employment.

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