7.18—Use of inside information.
(a)
A special Commission employee shall not use inside information obtained as a result of his or her Commission employment for unlawful private gain for himself or herself, or for another person, either by direct action on the employee's part or by counsel, recommendation, or suggestion to another person, particularly one with whom the employee has family, business, or financial ties. For the purpose of this section, inside information means information obtained under Commission authority which has not become part of the body of public information.
(b)
A special Commission employee may teach, lecture, or write in a manner consistent with 11 CFR 7.9 (d) and (e).