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Bracker Blurs Line Between Public Office, Private Business

John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by Nogales International.

John Pelissero, a senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, notes that politicians have an ethical obligation to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

In Bracker’s case, Pelissero told the NI, "There is the appearance of a conflict of interest here, because Supervisor Bracker seems to be conducting public business in his private business location."

John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by Nogales International.

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