Reading Room Document

Applicability of 18 U.S.C. § 431 to Limited Partnership Interests in Government Leases

A modified version of the proposed real estate transaction described in the February 17, 1998 opinion that gives the blind trusts no interest in any government contracts is permissible under 18 U.S.C. § 431. 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/19711/download.

March 13, 1998