Stuart Rabner
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Stuart Rabner Rabner
Stuart Rabner, the chief counsel, declared that no ethical violation was committed because the ethics rules apply to what politicians receive as gifts or donations, not to what they give. Mr. Rabner said that the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission did not extend to the governor. Mr. Rabner said the code does not cover whether a governor can make a personal loan to a former staffer and family friend. In a statement last night, Stuart Rabner, the chief counsel, declared that no ethical violation had occurred there because the ethics rules apply to what politicians receive as gifts or donations, not to what they give. He also said that the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission did not extend to the governor. But the code of conduct that applies does not cover whether a governor can make a personal loan to a former staffer and family friend.