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85x14: Appearance Issues Arising from Financial Interest of Government Employee’s Sibling

September 23, 1985

Although the recusal requirement of 18 U.S.C. § 208 would not be triggered because it doesn't cover financial interests of a sibling, the standards of conduct would apply. 

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