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10-28-2016, 12:45 PM
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Reddit doesn't like Hillary:
Is Correct The Record Suppressing Podesta Emails On Reddit? The Daily Caller
Is Correct The Record Suppressing Podesta Emails On Reddit? The Daily Caller
hmmmm, i am surprised that ctr was mentioned here. I went down that rabbit hole the day they threatened members of 4chan. The anons then hacked ctr and found a communication from their leader about their plans. The plans included use of a SAP program from the NSA called Fox Acid.
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10-28-2016, 01:38 PM
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Hillary Clinton goes to a gifted-student primary school in New York to talk about the world. After her talk, she offers to answer questions from the kids.
One little boy puts up his hand. Hillary asks him what his name is.
"Anderson ," he says.
"And what is your question, Anderson ?" she asks.
"I have three questions," he says. "First -- what happened in Benghazi? "Second -- why would you run for president if you are not capable of handling two e-mail accounts? "Third -- what happened to that six billion dollars that went missing while you were Secretary of State?”
Just then the bell rings for recess.
Hillary tells the students that they will continue after recess. When they resume Hillary says,
"Okay, where were we? Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a question?”
A little girl -- little Megyn -- puts her hand up.
Hillary points to her and asks her what her name is.
"Megyn ," she says.
"What is your question, Megyn ?" she asks.
"I have five questions," she says. "First -- what happened in Benghazi? "Second -- why would you run for president if you are not capable of handling two e-mail accounts? "Third -- whatever happened to that six billion dollars that went missing while you were Secretary of State? "Fourth -- why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early? "And, fifth -- where's Anderson ?”
One little boy puts up his hand. Hillary asks him what his name is.
"Anderson ," he says.
"And what is your question, Anderson ?" she asks.
"I have three questions," he says. "First -- what happened in Benghazi? "Second -- why would you run for president if you are not capable of handling two e-mail accounts? "Third -- what happened to that six billion dollars that went missing while you were Secretary of State?”
Just then the bell rings for recess.
Hillary tells the students that they will continue after recess. When they resume Hillary says,
"Okay, where were we? Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a question?”
A little girl -- little Megyn -- puts her hand up.
Hillary points to her and asks her what her name is.
"Megyn ," she says.
"What is your question, Megyn ?" she asks.
"I have five questions," she says. "First -- what happened in Benghazi? "Second -- why would you run for president if you are not capable of handling two e-mail accounts? "Third -- whatever happened to that six billion dollars that went missing while you were Secretary of State? "Fourth -- why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early? "And, fifth -- where's Anderson ?”
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10-30-2016, 10:13 AM
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In a little over a week, millions of Americans will cast presidential ballots for either an oafish, racist buffoon with a history of unsound fiscal decision-making, or for an individual engaged in an active criminal conspiracy and presently under FBI investigation.
Some will believe that they are genuinely making a wise decision, others that they are choosing between the lesser of two evils.
Either way, this will serve as a reminder to the world that America is too young and immature to be entrusted with the democratic process in much the same way that a rebellious 15 year old ought not to be entrusted with the keys to a Porsche and a liquor cabinet.
Some will believe that they are genuinely making a wise decision, others that they are choosing between the lesser of two evils.
Either way, this will serve as a reminder to the world that America is too young and immature to be entrusted with the democratic process in much the same way that a rebellious 15 year old ought not to be entrusted with the keys to a Porsche and a liquor cabinet.
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10-31-2016, 07:21 AM
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How is the Clinton Foundation still active and the Trump Foundation had to be shut down?
lol at this source, mainstream can only play cover-up for so long:
lol at this source, mainstream can only play cover-up for so long:
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10-31-2016, 07:27 AM
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the internet is so fun:
Typical post on my FB feed:
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook acknowledges his organization has made false public statements and accusations against the FBI.
On Friday, Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd and told them that when FBI Director James Comey informed Congress his decision to reopen the probe into her private email server, he only contacted Republican chairmen.
What both Clinton and Podesta failed to mention is that Comey’s letter very clearly lists an equal number of Democratic chairmen as recipients on the second page.
Typical post on my FB feed:
Show me a politician, hell, a person that hasn't lied...if that's your argument against Hillary, that isn't an argument at all...Trump lies, dehumanizes, demoralizes and feeds off the foundation of our country like the bottom feeder he is.
You choose
You choose
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10-31-2016, 07:40 AM
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lol, more drivel:
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CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, who essentially speaks as the network’s de facto voice in legal matters, reported on-air on Friday evening that the FBI has an unwritten but absolute policy of not doing anything to interfere with Presidential elections in the final sixty days before Election Day. Comey clearly violated that policy today when he attempted to interfere with the election just eleven days out.
While this in and of itself does represent a criminal violation of the law on his part, it does serve as evidence that James Comey went out of his way to interfere with the election today in an unprecedented and against-policy manner. When that evidence is connected with the fact that he purposely tried to mislead the American people into believing that his investigation into Congressman Anthony Weiner was instead a new investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails, it’s now clear that he purposely violated the Hatch Amendment of 1993 in an attempt to rig the Presidential election. It further raises the question of whether Comey will end up in prison for his crime. If you enjoy Daily News Bin, consider making a contribution:
While this in and of itself does represent a criminal violation of the law on his part, it does serve as evidence that James Comey went out of his way to interfere with the election today in an unprecedented and against-policy manner. When that evidence is connected with the fact that he purposely tried to mislead the American people into believing that his investigation into Congressman Anthony Weiner was instead a new investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails, it’s now clear that he purposely violated the Hatch Amendment of 1993 in an attempt to rig the Presidential election. It further raises the question of whether Comey will end up in prison for his crime. If you enjoy Daily News Bin, consider making a contribution:
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10-31-2016, 08:12 AM
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I find it comical how when Dir Comey concludes the initial investigation into the Clinton email situation with no charges, the democrats give such high praise and constant defense to Comey at all costs. Then when he goes back and re-opens the investigation, he is immediately crucified by the democrats and accused of breaking laws. Not to mention the fact that the Loretta Lynch is already pleading the fifth.... I personally do not understand what proof needs to be presented for some of these folks to catch on to the overwhelming corruption taking place at every level of our government.
Also equally as comical, had it not been for Weiner and his underage sexting scandal, nothing would have presented itself that warranted the re-opening of this investigation.
Also equally as comical, had it not been for Weiner and his underage sexting scandal, nothing would have presented itself that warranted the re-opening of this investigation.
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10-31-2016, 08:20 AM
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It would have been re-opened earlier, but the DOJ sat on the investigation. At least according to this the WSJ
While I do love that wiener is back in the news, I found it more comical that old people still fall for this phishing **** (and write the **** they do in emails):
How Podesta's Gmail Account Was Breached | The Smoking Gun
In February, FBI officials made a presentation to the Justice Department, according to these people. By all accounts, the meeting didn’t go well.
Some said that is because the FBI didn’t present compelling evidence to justify more aggressive pursuit of the Clinton Foundation, and that the career anticorruption prosecutors in the room simply believed it wasn’t a very strong case. Others said that from the start, the Justice Department officials were stern, icy and dismissive of the case.
“That was one of the weirdest meetings I’ve ever been to,” one participant told others afterward, according to people familiar with the matter.
Anticorruption prosecutors at the Justice Department told the FBI at the meeting they wouldn’t authorize more aggressive investigative techniques, such as subpoenas, formal witness interviews, or grand-jury activity. But the FBI officials believed they were well within their authority to pursue the leads and methods already under way, these people said.
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Some said that is because the FBI didn’t present compelling evidence to justify more aggressive pursuit of the Clinton Foundation, and that the career anticorruption prosecutors in the room simply believed it wasn’t a very strong case. Others said that from the start, the Justice Department officials were stern, icy and dismissive of the case.
“That was one of the weirdest meetings I’ve ever been to,” one participant told others afterward, according to people familiar with the matter.
Anticorruption prosecutors at the Justice Department told the FBI at the meeting they wouldn’t authorize more aggressive investigative techniques, such as subpoenas, formal witness interviews, or grand-jury activity. But the FBI officials believed they were well within their authority to pursue the leads and methods already under way, these people said.
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While I do love that wiener is back in the news, I found it more comical that old people still fall for this phishing **** (and write the **** they do in emails):
How Podesta's Gmail Account Was Breached | The Smoking Gun
But instead of following the link provided by Delavan, it appears that Podesta or Fisher (pictured at right) clicked on the “CHANGE PASSWORD” box in the original “spear phishing” correspondence (a copy of which which was included in the e-mail chain that Saturday morning).
That link led to what appeared to be a legitimate Google page, but was actually a site designed by the hackers to capture a target’s log-in credentials. The link to the spoofed Gmail page included a lengthy underlying url with the .tk suffix, indicating that the domain created to trick Podesta was registered in Tokelau, a remote group of South Pacific atolls.
The hidden 293-character link included a string of characters containing the encoded Gmail address for Podesta (john.podesta@gmail.com).
The e-mails stolen in the Podesta hack and posted on Wikileaks show that the most recent correspondence is from March 21.
That link led to what appeared to be a legitimate Google page, but was actually a site designed by the hackers to capture a target’s log-in credentials. The link to the spoofed Gmail page included a lengthy underlying url with the .tk suffix, indicating that the domain created to trick Podesta was registered in Tokelau, a remote group of South Pacific atolls.
The hidden 293-character link included a string of characters containing the encoded Gmail address for Podesta (john.podesta@gmail.com).
The e-mails stolen in the Podesta hack and posted on Wikileaks show that the most recent correspondence is from March 21.
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10-31-2016, 08:28 AM
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It's just a lie, everyone lies!!!! You choose.
Huma Abedin Swore Under Oath She Gave Up ?All the Devices? With State Dept. Emails - The Daily Beast
Huma Abedin Swore Under Oath She Gave Up ?All the Devices? With State Dept. Emails - The Daily Beast
Huma Abedin Swore Under Oath She Gave Up ‘All the Devices’ With State Dept. Emails
The FBI found emails pertinent to its Clinton investigation, reportedly on a computer from her aide’s home. That doesn’t jibe with she told lawyers this summer.
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10-31-2016, 08:28 AM
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News from The Associated Press
In February 2013, Abedin signed a routine State Department document under penalty of perjury in which she promised to "turn over all classified or administratively controlled documents and materials" before she left her government job, and promised that she was not retaining copies, "including any diaries, memorandums of conversation or other documents of a personal nature."
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10-31-2016, 12:28 PM
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Serious question: Aren't there rules regarding federal government employees taking money from foreign governments or leaders?
If a border patrol agent was receiving ten thousand dollar checks from the Mexican consulate a few times a year, would that be considered a problem by our government?
If a customs agent working at the port in Baltimore received a briefcase $80,000 in cash from the Russian embassy would that be considered legal?
If a gentleman at the CIA involved with counter-terrorism and holding Secret clearance received a check to his wife's small business for $500,000 from a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, would he keep his clearance or even his job?
If a federal employee with Top Secret clearance involved in overseeing CIA covert operations had their own side business and it received donations of $10 million from officials in China, Russia, and certain Arab states each year, would that be considered legal? Would they maintain their clearance?
Am I missing something or has it become legal to personally sell your influence to foreign governments if you are employed by ours? It was never allowed previously for United States of America's federal employees to operate in this fashion to my knowledge. Only private sector individuals with no security clearance could exchange finances for influence previously, not federal employees.
If a border patrol agent was receiving ten thousand dollar checks from the Mexican consulate a few times a year, would that be considered a problem by our government?
If a customs agent working at the port in Baltimore received a briefcase $80,000 in cash from the Russian embassy would that be considered legal?
If a gentleman at the CIA involved with counter-terrorism and holding Secret clearance received a check to his wife's small business for $500,000 from a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, would he keep his clearance or even his job?
If a federal employee with Top Secret clearance involved in overseeing CIA covert operations had their own side business and it received donations of $10 million from officials in China, Russia, and certain Arab states each year, would that be considered legal? Would they maintain their clearance?
Am I missing something or has it become legal to personally sell your influence to foreign governments if you are employed by ours? It was never allowed previously for United States of America's federal employees to operate in this fashion to my knowledge. Only private sector individuals with no security clearance could exchange finances for influence previously, not federal employees.
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10-31-2016, 12:35 PM
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(a) For the purpose of this section-
(1) ``employee'' means-
(4) ``decoration'' means an order, device, medal, badge, insignia, emblem, or award tendered by, or received from, a foreign government;
(5) ``minimal value'' means a retail value in the United States at the time of acceptance of $100 or less, except that-
(A) an employee as defined by section 2105 of this title [5 U.S.C. 2105] and an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Rate Commission;
(B) an expert or consultant who is under contract under section 3109 of this title [5 U.S.C. 3109] with the United States or any agency, department, or establishment thereof, including, in the case of an organization performing services under such section, any individual involved in the performance of such services;
(C) an individual employed by, or occupying an office or position in, the government of a territory or possession of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia;
(D) a member of a uniformed service;
(E) the President and the Vice President;
(F) a Member of Congress as defined by section 2106 of this title [5 U.S.C. 2106] (except the Vice President) and any Delegate to the Congress; and
(G) the spouse of an individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) (unless such individual and his or her spouse are separated) or a dependent (within the meaning of section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) [26 U.S.C. 152] of such an individual, other than a spouse or dependent who is an employee under subparagraphs (A) through (F);
(2) ``foreign government'' means-(B) an expert or consultant who is under contract under section 3109 of this title [5 U.S.C. 3109] with the United States or any agency, department, or establishment thereof, including, in the case of an organization performing services under such section, any individual involved in the performance of such services;
(C) an individual employed by, or occupying an office or position in, the government of a territory or possession of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia;
(D) a member of a uniformed service;
(E) the President and the Vice President;
(F) a Member of Congress as defined by section 2106 of this title [5 U.S.C. 2106] (except the Vice President) and any Delegate to the Congress; and
(G) the spouse of an individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) (unless such individual and his or her spouse are separated) or a dependent (within the meaning of section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) [26 U.S.C. 152] of such an individual, other than a spouse or dependent who is an employee under subparagraphs (A) through (F);
(A) any unit of foreign governmental authority, including any foreign national, State, local, and municipal government;
(B) any international or multinational organization whose membership is composed of any unit of foreign government described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) any agent or representative of any such unit or such organization, while acting as such;
(3) ``gift'' means a tangible or intangible present (other than a decoration) tendered by, or received from, a foreign government;(B) any international or multinational organization whose membership is composed of any unit of foreign government described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) any agent or representative of any such unit or such organization, while acting as such;
(4) ``decoration'' means an order, device, medal, badge, insignia, emblem, or award tendered by, or received from, a foreign government;
(5) ``minimal value'' means a retail value in the United States at the time of acceptance of $100 or less, except that-
(A) on January 1, 1981, and at 3 year intervals thereafter, ``minimal value'' shall be redefined in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to reflect changes in the consumer price index for the immediately preceding 3-year period; and
(B) regulations of an employing agency may define ``minimal value'' for its employees to be less than the value established under this paragraph; and
(6) ``employing agency'' means-(B) regulations of an employing agency may define ``minimal value'' for its employees to be less than the value established under this paragraph; and
(A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives, for Members and employees of the House of Representatives, except that those responsibilities specified in subsections (c)(2)(A), (e)(1), and (g)(2)(B) shall be carried out by the Clerk of the House;
(B) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators and employees of the Senate, except that those responsibilities (other than responsibilities involving approval of the employing agency) specified in subsections (c)(2), (d), and (g)(2)(B) shall be carried out by the Secretary of the Senate;
(C) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for judges and judicial branch employees; and
(D) the department, agency, office, or other entity in which an employee is employed, for other legislative branch employees and for all executive branch employees.
(B) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators and employees of the Senate, except that those responsibilities (other than responsibilities involving approval of the employing agency) specified in subsections (c)(2), (d), and (g)(2)(B) shall be carried out by the Secretary of the Senate;
(C) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for judges and judicial branch employees; and
(D) the department, agency, office, or other entity in which an employee is employed, for other legislative branch employees and for all executive branch employees.
(b) An employee may not-
(1) request or otherwise encourage the tender of a gift or decoration; or
(2) accept a gift or decoration, other than in accordance with the provisions of subsections (c) and (d).
(c)(2) accept a gift or decoration, other than in accordance with the provisions of subsections (c) and (d).
(1) The Congress consents to-
(3) When an employee deposits a gift of more than minimal value for disposal or for official use pursuant to paragraph (2), or within 30 days after accepting travel or travel expenses as provided in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) unless such travel or travel expenses are accepted in accordance with specific instructions of his or her employing agency, the employee shall file a statement with his or her employing agency or its delegate containing the information prescribed in subsection (f) for that gift.
(A) the accepting and retaining by an employee of a gift of minimal value tendered and received as a souvenir or mark of courtesy; and
(B) the accepting by an employee of a gift of more than minimal value when such gift is in the nature of an educational scholarship or medical treatment or when it appears that to refuse the gift would likely cause offense or embarrassment or otherwise adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States, except that-
(2) Within 60 days after accepting a tangible gift of more than minimal value (other than a gift described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)), an employee shall-(B) the accepting by an employee of a gift of more than minimal value when such gift is in the nature of an educational scholarship or medical treatment or when it appears that to refuse the gift would likely cause offense or embarrassment or otherwise adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States, except that-
(i) a tangible gift of more than minimal value is deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United States and, upon acceptance, shall become the property of the United States; and
(ii) an employee may accept gifts of travel or expenses for travel taking place entirely outside the United States (such as transportation, food, and lodging) of more than minimal value if such acceptance is appro- priate, consistent with the interests of the United States, and permitted by the employing agency and any regulations which may be prescribed by the employing agency.
(ii) an employee may accept gifts of travel or expenses for travel taking place entirely outside the United States (such as transportation, food, and lodging) of more than minimal value if such acceptance is appro- priate, consistent with the interests of the United States, and permitted by the employing agency and any regulations which may be prescribed by the employing agency.
(A) deposit the gift for disposal with his or her employing agency; or
(B) subject to the approval of the employing agency, deposit the gift with that agency for official use.
Within 30 days after terminating the official use of a gift under subparagraph (B), the employing agency shall forward the gift to the Administrator of General Services in accordance with subsection (e)(1) or provide for its disposal in accordance with subsection (e)(2).(B) subject to the approval of the employing agency, deposit the gift with that agency for official use.
(3) When an employee deposits a gift of more than minimal value for disposal or for official use pursuant to paragraph (2), or within 30 days after accepting travel or travel expenses as provided in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) unless such travel or travel expenses are accepted in accordance with specific instructions of his or her employing agency, the employee shall file a statement with his or her employing agency or its delegate containing the information prescribed in subsection (f) for that gift.
(d) The Congress consents to the accepting, retaining, and wearing by an employee of a decoration tendered in recognition of active field service in time of combat operations or awarded for other outstanding or unusually meritorious performance, subject to the approval of the employing agency of such employee. Without this approval, the decoration is deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United States, shall become the property of the United States, and shall be deposited by the employee, within sixty days of acceptance, with the employing agency for official use or forwarding to the Administrator of General Services for disposal in accordance with subsection (e)(1), or for disposal in accordance with subsection (e)(2).
(e)
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), gifts and decorations that have been deposited with an employing agency for disposal shall be (A) returned to the donor, or (B) forwarded to the Administrator of General Services for transfer, donation, or other disposal in accor- dance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 [40 U.S.C. 471 note]. However, no gift or decoration that has been deposited for disposal may be sold without the approval of the Secretary of State, upon a determination that the sale will not adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States. Gifts and decorations may be sold by negotiated sale.
(2) Gifts and decorations received by a Senator or an employee of the Senate that are deposited with the Secretary of the Senate for disposal, or are deposited for an offical use which has terminated, shall be disposed of by the Commission on Arts and Antiquities of the United States Senate. Any such gift or decoration may be returned by the Commission to the donor or may be transferred or donated by the Commission, subject to such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, (A) to an agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) a State, territory, or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of the foregoing, or (iii) the District of Columbia, or (B) to an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)] which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code [26 U.S.C. 501(a)]. Any such gift or decoration not disposed of as provided in the preceding sentence shall be forwarded to the Administrator of General Services for disposal in accordance with paragraph (1). If the Administrator does not dispose of such gift or decoration within one year, he shall, at the request of the Commission, return it to the Commission and the Commission may dispose of such gift or decoration in such manner as it considers proper, except that such gift or decoration may be sold only with the approval of the Secretary of State upon a determination that the sale will not adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States.
(f)(2) Gifts and decorations received by a Senator or an employee of the Senate that are deposited with the Secretary of the Senate for disposal, or are deposited for an offical use which has terminated, shall be disposed of by the Commission on Arts and Antiquities of the United States Senate. Any such gift or decoration may be returned by the Commission to the donor or may be transferred or donated by the Commission, subject to such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, (A) to an agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) a State, territory, or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of the foregoing, or (iii) the District of Columbia, or (B) to an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)] which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code [26 U.S.C. 501(a)]. Any such gift or decoration not disposed of as provided in the preceding sentence shall be forwarded to the Administrator of General Services for disposal in accordance with paragraph (1). If the Administrator does not dispose of such gift or decoration within one year, he shall, at the request of the Commission, return it to the Commission and the Commission may dispose of such gift or decoration in such manner as it considers proper, except that such gift or decoration may be sold only with the approval of the Secretary of State upon a determination that the sale will not adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States.
(1) Not later than January 31 of each year, each employing agency or its delegate shall compile a listing of all statements filed during the preceding year by the employees of that agency pursuant to sub- section (c)(3) and shall transmit such listing to the Secretary of State who shall publish a comprehensive listing of all such state- ments in the Federal Register.
(2) Such listings shall include for each tangible gift reported-
(g)(2) Such listings shall include for each tangible gift reported-
(A) the name and position of the employee;
(B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances justifying acceptance;
(C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the name and position of the individual who presented the gift;
(D) the date of acceptance of the gift;
(E) the estimated value in the United States of the gift at the time of acceptance; and
(F) disposition or current location of the gift.
(3) Such listings shall include for each gift of travel or travel expenses-(B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances justifying acceptance;
(C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the name and position of the individual who presented the gift;
(D) the date of acceptance of the gift;
(E) the estimated value in the United States of the gift at the time of acceptance; and
(F) disposition or current location of the gift.
(A) the name and position of the employee;
(B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances justifying acceptance; and
(C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the name and position of the individual who presented the gift.
(4) In transmitting such listings for the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of Central Intelligence may delete the infor- mation described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraphs (2) and (3) if the Director certifies in writing to the Secretary of State that the publication of such information could adversely affect United States intelligence sources.(B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances justifying acceptance; and
(C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the name and position of the individual who presented the gift.
(1) Each employing agency shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. For all employing agencies in the executive branch, such regulations shall be prescribed pursuant to guidance provided by the Secretary of State. These regulations shall be implemented by each employing agency for its employees.
(2) Each employing agency shall-
(h) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any district court of the United States against any employee who knowingly solicits or accepts a gift from a foreign government not consented to by this section or who fails to deposit or report such gift as required by this section. The court in which such action is brought may assess a penalty against such employee in any amount not to exceed the retail value of the gift improperly solicited or received plus $5,000.(2) Each employing agency shall-
(A) report to the Attorney General cases in which there is reason to believe that an employee has violated this section;
(B) establish a procedure for obtaining an appraisal, when necessary, of the value of gifts; and
(C) take any other actions necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
(B) establish a procedure for obtaining an appraisal, when necessary, of the value of gifts; and
(C) take any other actions necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
(i) The President shall direct all Chiefs of a United States Diplomatic Mission to inform their host governments that it is a general policy of the United States Government to prohibit United States Government employees from receiving gifts or decorations of more than minimal value.
(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to derogate any regulation prescribed by any employing agency which provides for more stringent limitations on the receipt of gifts and decorations by its employees.
(k) The provisions of this section do not apply to grants and other forms of assistance to which section 108A of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2458a] applied.
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10-31-2016, 12:45 PM
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yeah we have to take annual compliance training on this as well. Specifically on gifts, brides, and dealing with foreign nationals.
Fun Fact: we all have to now take training on what we are allowed to email
Fun Fact: we all have to now take training on what we are allowed to email
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10-31-2016, 12:53 PM
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TL;DR: It's ok for federal employees to accept gifts from foreign governments or their officers, provided that they report having received the gift. Gifts of large value are considered to have been accepted on behalf of the United States, and under some circumstances, must be handed over to the employing agency whereupon they become property of either the agency or of the US government as a whole.
Suitcases full of money from foreign embassies / governments / royal families would likely fall under this provision, though it would appear to exclude bribes from drug cartels provided that they are acting in their own interest, rather than on behalf of a foreign government in an official capacity.
Suitcases full of money from foreign embassies / governments / royal families would likely fall under this provision, though it would appear to exclude bribes from drug cartels provided that they are acting in their own interest, rather than on behalf of a foreign government in an official capacity.
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