1、 1 U.S. officials and property declaration system lorenzo sanz In 2003, the U.S. Senate announced a congressional declaration of property of more than 500 senators, results showed that the United States Senate, the net is a millionaire. Senator Hillary Clinton announced the details of her assets lis
2、t: a book profit of 115 million U.S. dollars, her husband Bill Clinton speech income of 9.5 million U.S. dollars a year. The maximum income a single speech in which a return was in November 2002 speech in Japan, up to 40 million U.S. dollars. U.S. officials to declare a legal basis for such a proper
3、ty. In 1978, the U.S. government promulgated the acts of government officials, Ethics Law, in 1989 and also amended to read Ethics Reform Act. This law is a blueprint for U.S. assets declaration system. It provides that: president, vice president, members of Congress, federal judges and the executiv
4、e, legislative and judicial staff of the three bodies must be pre-report on their property status, after taking office must report monthly .At the same time, property is not limited to declare to declare himself, but also must include their spouse or dependent child of the situation. Addition to the
5、 national security departments or other officials should not reveal their true identities, each received the authority to declare the information required to declare the property open for public inspection copies in order to accept social supervision. The property must be made public include: to dec
6、lare people within a certain range to obtain the proceeds benefit the signing of an agreement to accept gifts, hospitality as well as the individual claims and liabilities, transactions, social and part-time jobs. As the year received more than 100 U.S. dollars worth of dividends, interest, rents an
7、d capital profits, as well as to engage in trade, business, investment or product returns received more than 1000 U.S. dollars in assets interests； the previous year obtained from any one of more than 100 U.S. dollars accumulated Xie ceremony, in addition to any aspect of their relatives outside the
8、 cumulative value of up to 250 U.S. dollars for food and lodging, transportation or hospitality gifts, as well as the addition of 100 U.S. dollars accumulated value of gifts and so on. Declare the property is not childs play. The law: The refusal to declare false, failing to report, delayed reportin
9、g persons, each unit can direct the parties be punished. 2 Ministry of Justice may also bring civil proceedings on the parties, the court will, where appropriate, sentenced to 1 million dollars in fines. Intentionally providing false information to the people, the Ministry of Justice for criminal pr
10、osecution may be sentenced to up to 25 million dollars fine or 5 years in prison. Independent Commission Against Corruption Department is responsible for the supervision of financial disclosure. According to Government officials behavior moral law and the establishment of the Independent Commission
11、Against Corruption Department, the U.S. government in the power sector, which consists of the direct leadership of the President, reporting to the President and Congress. Independent departments main responsibilities is to manage the government officials at all levels of financial disclosure matters
12、 and supervise the ethical conduct of government officials. Once a Who illegal income, Independent Commission Against Corruption Department immediately. It is precisely because the direct supervision of the government and society a two-pronged public opinion, U.S. government officials will not dare
13、to defy the law, the vast majority of officials and I will honestly declare their property. In 1989, the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker James Wright, submitted his resignation. It turned out that authorities found that he had been 69 violations of Congressional rules and regulations of the Me
14、mber property income. He has super-provided lecture fees earned by his wife, Betty, had over-charged people donated gifts. Wright became the United States over the past 200 years, the first Speaker of the House was forced to resign. Utilization of financial disclosure to crack down on corruption Pro
15、perty declaration system of the United States effective weapon in the fight against corruption. Through a review of official property status, you can discover the so-called conflict of interest. U.S. law provides that: prohibit government officials may lead to substantial public interest and persona
16、l interest conflict of affairs. For example, the Senate Armed Services Committee that, in serving the Ministry of Defense officials, as long as the Ministry of Defense has annually with more than 10,000 U.S. dollars to do business in the companys stock, there is a potential conflict of interest. In
17、approving the appointment of former government officials, the Commission had requested to take appropriate measures, such as the sale of stocks, to eradicate the signs of possible corruption. 3 Although the United States declared the property in the law-making was more perfect, but people still brea
18、k the law. Recently, the United States out of two high-profile lawsuits, are government officials or deception to conceal ill-gotten gains and eventually taken to court or even jail. This year, August 30, the United States a federal grand jury formally indicted in Atlanta, former Mayor Bill Campbell
19、. The Zengyin successful hosting of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, with its notoriously black mayor, was charged in his eight-year tenure guilty of bribery, tax evasion and other corruption offenses. One of the most vivid scene is that when a contractor to Campbell proposed for the municipal govern
20、ment computer system is fully upgrade, Campbell on the spot and asked: in which I can get? After a back-room deals, when the municipal government computer system upgrade total of 100 million U.S. dollars, Campbell, to derive at least 15 million bribes. The team also noted that Campbell exchanged an
21、terms of the contract required the contractor to purchase for their own private residential objects, decorating and maintenance. For a pen can not see the light of income, Campbell or concealment, or false. Although he in 2002, the security departure, but later was unmasked. The case is currently pe
22、nding. June 21 this year, the United States Connecticut Gov. John Rowland announced his resignation. The 47-year-old Republican was elected governor 10 years ago, who was the youngest U.S. governor in history was seen as the Republican Partys rising stars. But he now faces federal investigation beca
23、use of corruption scandals and state parliamentary impeachment. Federal prosecutors say the state governor Roland in Renkang who have received free vacations, renovated his own home country, as well as other benefits, for a total value of 107,000 U.S. dollars. December 23, Rowland pleaded guilty to
24、a federal judge. He said: I did not report receiving gifts, to deceive the IRS； fails to comply with the law, to provide honest services, Has deceived the people of Connecticut. Obviously, I have been in the event of an error, I bear full responsibility. Public property around the world Government officials announced to the public property status, is the worlds most successful implementation of the national political system for many years. Chinas Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the administration officials and candidates have also made public the status of personal property.
