Sentences with phrase «appearances of a conflict of»

To help ease the appearance of conflicts of interest, the company said it would not enter into any new international deals, promised to hire a compliance officer and ethics adviser to vet domestic deals, donate foreign profit from its hotels and refrain from doing anything that could be perceived as exploiting the office of the presidency.

Clinton goes on to appears to question the importance of the divestment of assets that financial executives often undertake to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest when they enter government service.

A tentative deal for $ 500 million fell through because Qatar sought to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest after Jared Kushner was named senior White House adviser, according to Tom Barrack, a Trump friend who had suggested Hamad look at investing with the Kushners.

At the time, Lee stated that he wanted to ensure that Litecoin remained decentralized and that there would be no appearance of a conflict of interest, since as the currency's founder he had retained a significant amount of Litecoin.

Under the ethics rules for federal employees and / or officials, the employees or official is required to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Many board members have already recused themselves from voting on the deal to avoid appearances of any conflict of interests.

Vance did not back down from the charges he made in his letter, but he says he now «understands the governor's decision» and agrees that the public needs to have confidence that there is no appearance of a conflict of interest.

Vance did not back down from the charges he made in his letter, but he said he now «understands the governor's decision» and agrees that the public needs to have confidence that there is no appearance of a conflict of interest.

But she said it's at the very least an appearance of a conflict of interest when the campaign manager frequents a state office when he is not a government employee, and it's potentially a violation of the state's public officers» law.

The Empire Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit organization and seeks to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

We can not continue the endless recycling of people between elected positions and lobbying groups where there is the clear appearance of conflict of interest.

Cuomo said he didn't want an appearance of a conflict of interest in the Schneiderman investigation.

President - elect Donald Trump tweeted early this morning that he would take steps to separate himself from his vast, global business empire in the hopes of preventing the appearance of a conflict of interest as he becomes president.

A nonpartisan comptroller could also eliminate the appearance of conflicts of interest that arise because a politically appointed budget officer controls the purchasing department, Mr. Cohen said.

However, she said it is at the very least an appearance of a conflict of interest when the campaign manager frequents a state office when he is not a government employee, and it is potentially a violation of the state's public officers» law.

Castorina said his decision to resign was out of an abundance of caution to avoid an appearance of a conflict of interest.

While Mr. Blake, a veteran of both Obama campaigns, maintained there would be a strict «firewall» between his work at Hilltop and the State Legislature, the appearance of a conflict of interest, coupled with a pair of federal corruption convictions predicated on outside income, proved too great to overcome.

They said that it wasn't that they feared Tirado would abuse his office, but rather that the board wanted to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest or partisanship.

Lawmakers don't have to report their clients for several months, so they could theoretically end relationships with clients where there might be appearances of a conflict of interest.

«However, should the City Council adopt this groundbreaking reform in New York City, it will have the dual benefit of allowing Council Members to fully commit their time and energy to their constituents and eliminating even the appearance of conflicts of interest.»

It's rife with actual conflicts of interest, inadvertent conflicts, and even more appearances of conflicts of interest.

There is no law against the appearance of conflict of interest.

Schneiderman also said local district attorneys who would prefer to recuse themselves in such cases, so as to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, can not currently do so.

But she says it's at the very least an appearance of a conflict of interest when the campaign manager frequents a state office when he is not a government employee, and potentially a violation of the state's public officers» law.

A Westchester judge will preside over Thursday's arraignments and the case itself, according to sources, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Some states and Congress forbid elected officials from receiving advance fees for books from publishers, to avoid an appearance of a conflict of interest.

«To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Jeff has frozen all contact on behalf of clients with state officials for the duration of the Cuomo administration.»

The situation almost immediately caused some in City Hall to cringe, fearing the appearance of a conflict of having a city official now integrally involved in security operations of an organization under city scrutiny.

Fitzpatrick said her allegation was baseless but that he wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

It is important that fellows adhere to this principle and avoid any conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

It is the responsibility of AAAS, sponsoring societies, affiliated organizations, and any entity contributing to the fellow's stipend or support to avoid creating conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to the fellows, in accordance with the hosting agency's ethics rules.

It is the responsibility of AAAS, a fellow, a fellow's sponsoring society, its affiliated organizations, or any entity contributing to a fellow's compensation or support to avoid creating conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to the fellows, in accordance with House and Senate Ethics Committee rules.

One long - standing sore point among CIRM critics is that many members of its 29 - member governing board, the Independent Citizens» Oversight Committee (ICOC), represent institutions that have benefitted from CIRM funding, creating at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

While some members of Congress — including Pruitt's fellow Oklahoman, Representative Frank Lucas (R)-- have said the current system creates at least the appearance of a conflict of interest, critics of Pruitt's approach warned that it could undercut efforts to keep the agency's work grounded in top - notch research.

Stefan Pryor Must Address the Conflict or Appearance of the Conflict of Interest he has with Achievement First, Inc..

It is not necessarily a bad thing to have an appearance of a conflict of interest but in a fair, open and transparent system of government it is incumbent on people to be honest and forthcoming about whether a reasonable person would think that their previous relationships might cloud their decision - making on a particular topic.

The question is whether Commissioner Pryor has an appearance of a conflict of interest when it comes to his relationship with Achievement First, one of the nation's largest charter management companies with nine schools here in Connecticut.

Fact # 2: Connecticut does not have a legal definition of what would be considered the «appearance of a conflict of interest.»

While Connecticut law has a very narrow definition of what is considered a direct conflict of interest, it fails to provide any meaningful definition of what creates the appearance of a conflict of interest.

And the Achievement First issue becomes far more complex and serious because in the very center of the education reform debate is now a Commissioner of Education who has been part of Achievement First since it was created and now faces what is certainly a direct conflict of interest or at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

This debate is exclusively about whether there is the appearance of a conflict of interest when it comes to Pryor making decisions about applications from Achievement First.

This is about whether his close relationship with Achievement First creates the appearance of a conflict of interest and whether due to the appearance it would be best for him, the state and Connecticut's education system if he recused himself — that is abstained — from getting directly involved in decisions that would benefit the organization that he worked so hard to develop and expand.

Esty earned high praise from a variety of different organizations and individuals for his decision to eliminate even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

One of his most important commissioners had stepped up and set a new standard for transparency and ethics and that eliminating even the appearance of a conflict of interest required him to recuse himself on any issue related to an environmental group whose board he has served on.

And now, when Commissioner Pryor is facing the very same decision that Commissioner Esty faced, Governor Malloy calls the suggestion that Pryor remove the appearance of a conflict of interest by abstaining from getting personally involved in decisions that would impact Achievement First «ridiculous.»

In fact, I'd assume that any reasonable person would say not only is there the appearance of a conflict of interest but there is a real conflict of interest.

The answer to that question is of course there is an appearance of a conflict of interest.

But Esty recognized that the public is demanding more transparency and honesty in government and that the appearance of a conflict of interest would undermine his credibility as the leader of his agency.

The Issue: Connecticut's Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and his appearance of a conflict of interest due to his long - standing relationship with Achievement First, the Charter School Management company.

(b) To prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest, you must not refer an employee requiring assistance to your private practice or to a person or organization from which you receive payment or to a person or organization in which you have a financial interest.