Legal Question in Military Law in

Re: conflict of interest

If he has been retired for more than one year, the answer is "yes."

If he is still active, then he runs afoul of the conflict of interest provisions of the federal Procurement Act.

Re: conflict of interest

Mr. Aspinwall's reply is correct. Let me take this a step further.

If the general is defrauding the government or obtaining federal funds through fraud, overcharges or grossly negligent acts that cause a loss of government funds, then the general may be subject to the Qui Tam Act. It is an old statute from the Civil War days that was used to encourage private citizens to bring forward information on war profiteering.

The statute has been brought up to date and refurbished. If the government has been defrauded and a person brings this to light - jumping through the proper hoops - then the "relator" will get a portion any recovered money (treble damages) that the government obtains using the relator's information. The relator aslo gets a portion of the fines.

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