OGE suggests using prosecution‑survey cases to make ethics training concrete

Sep 15, 2026

OGE instructors advised ethics officials to mine OGE’s prosecution survey (PA25‑05) for agency‑relevant conflict‑of‑interest cases, noting one recent case with a 2024 sentence of 151 months that can be adapted for training scenarios.

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Don Fe demonstrated the prosecution survey on OGE’s site and recommended inserting real cases into training materials to illustrate consequences of ethical violations. "We put this out every summer and it covers all pres um all conflicts of interest on under 18 USC 202 to 209," he said while showing the PA25‑05 listing.

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