by oldedude on June 21, 2023 5:24 pm
Hunter Biden was serving on Burisma’s board (supposedly consulting on corporate governance and transparency) when Zlochevsky allegedly paid a $7 million bribe to officials serving under Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Vitaly Yarema, to “shut the case against Zlochevsky.” Kent testified that this bribe occurred in December 2014 (seven months after Hunter joined Burisma’s board), and, after learning about it, he and the Resident Legal Advisor reported this allegation to the FBI.
Hunter Biden was a U.S. Secret Service protectee from Jan. 29, 2009 to July 8, 2014. A day before his last trip as a protectee, Time published an article describing Burisma’s ramped up lobbying efforts to U.S. officials and Hunter’s involvement in Burisma’s board. Before ending his protective detail, Hunter Biden received Secret Service protection on trips to multiple foreign locations, including Moscow, Beijing, Doha, Paris, Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, Mexico City, Milan, Florence, Shanghai, Geneva, London, Dublin, Munich, Berlin, Bogota, Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Buenos Aires,
Copenhagen, Johannesburg, Brussels, Madrid, Mumbai and Lake Como.
Also under 5 U.S.C. § 3110, are articles about a federal employee "arranging" contracts or work based on family ties or friendships. pedojoe should have recused himself from this contract process where he named his brother on a $1.5BIL contract in Iraq.
1. Stay away from conflicting financial interests.
It’s crucial to prevent awards from being made and handled due to “undo influence” on both the contractor and agency sides of the proposal discussion. (Or, to put it another way, financial crimes of some kind). You might get into all kinds of difficulties even by having the impression of improper behavior.
To put it plainly: It is illegal to use your employment on a government contract for your own financial benefit, as well as the financial gain of your life spouse, business partner, children, or a potential future employer.
finance.senate.gov
governmentcontractinc.com
by Curt_Anderson on June 21, 2023 5:50 pm
"You may know private business that does it, but in (especially) federal government there's a whole manual that prohibits nepotism to the point where an employee cannot recommend any other person for a position where the one recommending could have influence over the decision." ---OD
Are we talking laws that prohibit nepotism or guidelines that frown on nepotism?
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner both worked as White House advisors. Then there is the $2 billion investment by the Saudi government into Jared Kushner's firm. This week Trump was brought into a deal by a Saudi real estate firm, Dar Al Arkan, which is closely intertwined with the Saudi government. Trump has been boosting the Saudi's LIV golf.
Is that the sort of stuff you are talking about?
by oldedude on June 21, 2023 8:21 pm
And JFK had family in the Whitehouse. There's a way to do it, and a way not to. "Advisors" are in a different category. Advisors can be anyone. They are paid out of a fund by the government, but are not government employees.
RFK being the "Attorney General" is not one of those positions. He was a government employee at the whim of the president. So there is an issue there, but no one cares now.
I am also questioning the saudi money into kushner's company. Even if it's "clean" the appearance isn't very transparent. And if that's wrong, then pedojr is wrong. Choose. You can't be one ass riding two horses, chickiebabe.
Using your personal relationship as an elected official to get family/friends jobs is also illegal. Domestically, it usually isn't that big of a thing (but excessive use can get you into trouble). Internationally, it is a big deal because these folks must register with FARA (DOJ) to work. There is doubt if pedojr was ever registered. And DOJ isn't saying anything.
Two-tier justice system. 