I. INTRODUCTION The season "con...

I. INTRODUCTION

The season "conflict of interest legislation" encompasses a number of statutes passed by means of Congress to prevent and punish corruption through public officials. (1) This Article discusses the natural mediums defenses, and penalties of six of those statutes.

Section II examines the vital airs of and defenses to bribery (2) and illegal gratuities (3) offense Section III first examines the constituents of and defenses to an unauthorized compensation offense (4) Section III then examines the provisions imposing certain limitations in succession the activities of government officers and employee during the period of their engagement (5) Third, Section III discusses those provisions dealing