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Severance Agreement Between a Prospective Federal Appointee and His Law Firm
Severance arrangements between a prospective appointee to federal office and his law firm do not result in an unlawful supplementation of his federal salary in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 209, notwithstanding the fact that they deviate in certain respects from the terms of the law firm's partnership agreement. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/24461/download.
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