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86x15: Meaning of “Personally and Substantially” under 18 U.S.C. § 207

November 25, 1986

18 U.S.C. § 207 did not prohibit a former government employee from representing a company in seeking a contract that was related to his former duties where he was not personally and substantially involved in the matter on which his services were being requested.

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