European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Deaver conflict of interest the american Access card. By w. Dale Nelson associated press the Money is bigger now tart he ethical issues raised by Trie Michael k. Deaver Casenave plagued americans at Leas since 1hecivil War ii not longer. The Laws under which Deaver the former while House Deputy chief of Statt is being investigated because of his lobbying activities Are an updated version of legislation passed in 187?. Thai Law was an outgrowth at scandals Over Supply contracts Lor the Union army the most recent revision was enacted in 1978. In the Wake of watergate Afler president carte sold Congress action was needed to assure americans thai their government is devoted exclusively to the Public  in the meantime scandals cropped up from Lime of time S.C. As the uror Over so called influence paddlers in the Truman administration. They were described then by writer Cabell Phillips As shrewd and often unscrupulous sex politicians sex government Oll Licals. Or just Ordinary Confidence men who offer Lor a Lee to help businessmen get contracts legislative favors or whatever their hearts desire out of the vast and forbidding Cornucopia of  but the new element is the big monay. The kind of tees that Are paid to lobbyists today Lihe Deaver Are far beyond what i knew about when i was in the government says Jack Valenti. An aide to president Johnson who now Heads the motion picture association of America. The Money is so big Hal it attracts a lot of people said Valenly. Maybe you might want to just practice Ordinary Law but being a lobbyist you can make a lot More Money particularly ii you can convince people that you have Access to people who make  Deaver Lor 20 or a Friend of president Reagan and his wife Nancy quit As Deputy White House chief of staff on May 10. 1985, to form a lobbying company. Michael k. Deaver & associates has represented Domestic and Loreign clients including governments before the . Government on issues S.C. As acid rain which Deaver allegedly dealt with while in the White House Beaver maintains he has done nothing shegal or unethical saying ii is an insult to the Lormer colleagues in government his stall and his clients to suggest that All we have to offer. Are my personal  he lord a House committee on May 16 that he accepted Only Long term contracts and was not a firefighter available for hire on an hourly or daily  a Federal court has named Whitney North Seymour or. As Independent counsel to decide whether Here Are grounds to prosecute Deaver for violation of con Llyl of interest Laws. And Congress is again considering stiffer Laws including one that would forever  some former Federal oleic Las from representing foreign governments or concerns. Page 13 the stars and stripes former and present government officials interviewed agreed hat the problem is a longstanding one although some suggested it is becoming More severe. There have been those who have tried to Lake advantage of their contacts in government and i suppose it has gone on since the beginning of the  said Clark Clifford an official of the Truman and Johnson administrations who practices Law in Washington. Clifford added i am startled by fhe enormous sums of Money i read about. This seems to have added a new dimension to  Deaver s firm received a $105,000 one year contract rom the Canadian government for representing it on acid rain an Issue Between the United states and Canada when Beaver was at the White House. In addition Mexico has paid him $250,000 a year and saudi Arabia $500, 000. Federal Law bars former executive Branch officials from Ever lobbying the government on a particular matter in which they personally and substantially participated As government employees. Other provisions provide for Cooling off periods of one or two years depending on the circumstances before former officials Are allowed to lobby. The general accounting office a congressional watchdog Agency told a House investigating committee on May 12 that Deaver s representation of Canada May have violated ail three provisions each Rhu Polt about my cow Ectlis Tafth the a ref House sunday. June 6,1986 violation is punishable by a Fine of up to $10,000 and two years in prison. Deputy assistant attorney general John c. Keeney told a House judiciary subcommittee that Only about Hall of the Post employment conflict of interest cases that Are brought to trial result in convictions although he department s Overall conviction Rale is Over 90 per cent. Our experience with american juries is that they Are disinclined to convict for technical crime violations which cannot be shown to have resulted in harm Keeney said. Rep. Thomas a kindness a Ohto the tanking Republican on the House judiciary subcommittee that considers S.C. legislation said i Don l realty think the Laws have affected the revolving door syndrome very much and it will ebb and flow depending on administrations somewhat and the tone of the limes economically. But i think there is an overriding concern that she Public have available the information about S.C. potential conflicts. Michael Deaver seems to have been quite Busy during a concentrated period of time before the Light of Day shone on those transactions Archibald Cox the Harvard Law professor and Lormer solicitor general who was fired by president Nixon As watergate special prosecutor said. I am rather inclined to think if there weren t the Laws thai we would be even More awash in it than we Are now. And we certainly Are awash in  the House judiciary committee has approved a Bill prohibiting a government employee from going to work Tor a company and supplying it with inside information he gained while working for the government. The measure is awaiting action by the full House. In addition sen. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., has introduced legislation to ban High level Federal officials from Ever representing assisting or lobbying on behalf of a foreign government or entity. Other Bilte proposed in the House would prevent S.C. Foll class from representing or advising a foreign entity in any transaction with the . Government Lor 10 years Atter leaving government service. David Martin director of the Ohice of government ethics Rok the House Subco nominee that these would a the first Laws Ever passed to govern whom a person could go to work for Atler leaving government As opposed to just saying what 1he person could do for his new employer. Common cd. The Seh styled citizens lobby supports S.C. legislation but maintains Hal the office of government ethics has been negligent in enforcing existing Laws. They Are Good solid Laws but hey simply Over the years have not been enforced Ann Mcbride senior vice president of common cause said in an inlay View. She said the ethics office Hamstrung the Law in the Deaver Case by splitting the White House into nine separate entities so that Deavor could argue his Post employ Rnell dealings with the office of management and budget were not prohibited because it was t lha Olivica he worked Lor