If US Senator Jones Is Charged with a Conflict of Interest

question 50

Multiple Choice

If U.S. Senator Jones is charged with a conflict of interest because of his financial interest in a firm he helped to secure a contract, he would most likely be charged with the crime of ________.

• A) bribery
• B) extortion
• C) improper political influence
• D) blackmail

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