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Ethics laws apply to stimulus money
As $8 billion in federal stimulus money flows into the state, the Ohio Ethics Commission has a message for public officials and contractors: all that dough is subject to the Ohio ethics laws.
That means public officials cannot profit from contracts using stimulus money or participate when family or business friends might benefit from them.
“The ethics law restricts public officials from securing a financial stake in, or participating in any fashion in the award of public contracts or oversight of public funds where their families and business associates could have a direct benefit, whether funded by stimulus or any other public money,” Ethics Commission Executive Director David Freel said.
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By Gregg Nicholl
November 19, 2009 8:11 PM | Link to this
LOL. One word: ACORN.