Word: seymour
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That problem is too much `loose' money and too little concern in Washington about ethics in government," Seymour said in a statement referring to "vast sums of money" spent by corporations and foreign governments "to buy influence and favors...
...Seymour said that "until the attitudes of government leaders change, there is little that prosecutors can do except put a thumb in the dike...
Without naming the secretary of state by name, Seymour criticized George Shultz for vouching for Deaver's honesty and integrity when he testified as a prosecution witness...
...Seymour said Shultz demonstrated a lack of leadership among public officials to improve ethics...
...that leadership has been evident during the Deaver trial itself, as the third-highest ranking official in the U.S. government willingly and publicly endorsed the honesty of a former high official, charged with perjury, without even bothering to read the indictment or inquire whether the charges had substance," Seymour said in a reference to Shultz's testimony...