Applicability of 18 U.S.C. § 219 to Retired Foreign Service Officers
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A retired foreign service officer is not a public official of the United States subject to 18 U.S.C. § 219, which provides criminal penalties for conduct that would usually constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, Article I, § 9, cl. 8.
Updated July 9, 2014