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03x9: 18 U.S.C. § 207(c) and Communications to Employees of Former Agency

November 26, 2003

18 U.S.C. § 207(c) bars a communication to or appearance before an employee of the former senior employee’s agency (or an employee detailed to that agency), regardless of the forum.  An employee is not necessarily insulated from an attempt to influence merely because the employee is characterized as an observer.

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