Intro to 18 USC 208: Conflicts of Interest
18 USC 208: Conflicts of Interest Basics
In this two-part series, the instructor introduces basic concepts of 18 U.S.C. § 208: Conflicts of Interest. The first video covers how you can identify a potential violation by introducing a basic factual scenario with variations of the scenario to help issue-spot criminal conflicts. The second video is a debrief of the scenarios and appropriate remedies set up in video one.
Analyzing for Potential Conflicts of Interest
Analyzing Potential Conflicts of Interest
This series of guidance documents provides conflicts analyses for various types of employment interests, investment interests, and liabilities.
18 USC 208: Making Sense of Particular Matters
In this 60-minute distance learning event, ethics officials receive basic guidance on how to identify various types of particular matters. The presentation also discusses the various criminal conflict of interest statutes and Standards of Conduct provisions that use “particular matter” and related terminology and provides examples of how the analysis has been done in real cases.
This session is designed as an orientation to the meaning of “particular matter” and related terminology.
Resolving Conflicts of Interest
List of conflict of interest remedies and exemptions (PDF)
This reference guide lists remedies and exemptions with the corresponding regulatory citation.
18 USC 208: Applying Commonly Used Exemptions (2017)
For those with limited experience applying the most commonly used exemptions in 5 CFR part 2640, this 90-minute webinar will walk you through a process for determining whether certain common financial holdings meet the criteria for either the mutual fund, publicly-traded security, or employee benefit plan exemptions. This course is a basic introduction to working with the most common exemptions.
Training Series on 18 USC 208(b)(1) Waivers
This series is designed for ethics officials and others who have limited experience or familiarity with the statutory waiver authority at 18 USC section 208(b)(1). The series is presented in three parts.
PAS Nominee Ethics Agreement Guide (Word)
This document provides guidance to agency reviewers who draft ethics agreements for nominees to positions requiring Senate confirmation (“PAS nominees”). Ethics officials can, in certain cases, apply the conflicts analysis within this guide to other employees, as well.
