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86x19: “Mere Membership” in an Organization and 18 U.S.C. § 208(a)

December 15, 1986

Mere membership in an organization does not, without other personal financial ties, require that an employee recuse himself from actions affected the organization pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 208(a).

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