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83x9: Divestiture and Conflicts of Interest

July 20, 1983

A statute creating a Government board required members of the board not to have any financial  interest in a certain company.  OGE concluded that an individual would still have a financial interest in a company within the meaning of the statute if that individual placed the company's stock in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of her children.

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